Palestra Pioneer Hangs Up His Pencils
Statkeeper Stu Suss C’74 L’77 decides 43 years is the right number.
Forty Years and Four Minutes
After 40 years, Penn’s four-minute mile club has a new member.
Life Saver
Medical alumnus William A. Newell practiced the healing arts throughout his life—when he wasn’t founding the Life-Saving Service, representing New Jersey’s Second District in Congress, and serving as governor of New Jersey and Washington Territory.
Alumni Weekend 2014
SLIDESHOW | Picnic in the (Penn) Park, and more.
Art for the Future
PennDesign's Orkan Telhan and Matt Neff GFA’05 created a bacteria-powered piece for homes of the future.
More Mask & Wig
Window, May|June 2014
Obituaries
May|June 2014
Alumni Notes
May|June 2014
Bringing the “Fifth Beatle” Back to Life
Producer Vivek Tiwary C’96 W’96 wrote a book on the “fifth Beatle.”
From the Battlefield to the Field of Dreams
Baseball and military service shaped the life of Nick Francona W’08.
The Scouting Playbook
Location scout Dan Gorman CGS’82 GEd’97 puts Philly on film.
Rodin, Rockefeller, and Resilience in Davos
Judith Rodin CW’66 Hon’04 was a co-chair at Davos this year.
Science! Science! Sis Boom Bah!
Darlene Cavalier CGS’05 is a cheerleader for science.
Events
May|June 2014
The Outsider Who Wouldn’t Take No for an Answer
“Outsider” composer Joseph Hallman LPS’13 has arrived.
A Grammy for a Mambo King
Tony Peebles C’03 plays sax in a Grammy-winning band.
And the Band Played On
Rousing rendition.
Oh, Calcutta! (Er, Kolkata.)
What catches the eye and what stirs the soul.
Stepping Strong
Surviving the Boston Marathon bombing, and thriving at Penn.
The String Band Theory of Urban Economics
Nick Spitzer C’71 on the importance of “informal culture.”
Legend to Address Class of 2014
Musician and activist John Legend C’99 will speak at Commencement.
Still Kicking
And singing. And dancing. And joking. And cross-dressing. A century and a quarter after its first production in 1889, Mask & Wig—the “oldest all-male collegiate musical comedy troupe in the United States”—remains the one there’s only room for.
The Privilege of a Lifetime
As president and CEO of the private foundation that owns, operates, and finances the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Joe Daniels L’98 has weathered political battles, emotional conflicts, economic challenges, construction headaches, and more to honor those who died that day.
The Commissioners
A pair of prominent Penn alumni recently served on two presidential panels that probed some very sensitive national issues. Now they discuss the process, and their findings.