High Above College Green, Close to the Stars
After five years in exile, the Philomathean Society -- the oldest continuous collegiate literary society in the nation -- has returned to its historic quarters on the top floor of College Hall. What now?
The Commissioner of Curiosity
"Information architect" Richard Saul Wurman has made a life's quest -- and a very comfortable living -- out of forgetting everything he ever knew about lots of things the rest of us take for granted.
Homecoming 1997
Photos from the game, the parties, the band's 100th anniversary, and more.
“But You Can’t Call It Sport”
This year's score was Penn 20–Princeton 17, but more than a century ago the two teams' ancestors battled to a tie—at the Academy of Music.
Danien’s Daughters
Elin Danien went from autodidact to Penn anthropology student at age 46. She found the college experience so fulfilling that she started a scholarship for other women.
The Gift
George Weiss gave 112 West Philadelphia students a chance to go to college. He says he's gotten much more in return.
Steep Mountains and Strong Spirits
From backpacker to businessperson, a Penn alumna witnesses Vietnam's economic and social transformation.
The West Philadelphia Story
As Penn launches a series of initiatives to bolster its urban environment, it has to contend with a lot of history—including its own.
“And Still I Rise”
Penn alumna, School of Nursing professor, and "around-the-way girl" Loretta Sweet Jemmott is working to get mothers and sons in Philadelphia's housing projects talking about preventing teen pregnancy and HIV infection.
Bagels & Big-Haired Women
Four years ago, J.R. Lieber fell off the turnip truck in Texas. He hit his head hard.
Unifying the University
On the occasion of the General Alumni Society's 100th anniversary, a look back at how the Society helped alumni speak with one voice and become partners in the University community—not to mention persuade the University to ask them for money.
John DiIulio Gets Religion
The controversial criminal-justice scholar, who coined the term "superpredator," is on a crusade to see that his dire predictions of skyrocketing youth crime don't come true.
The Virtual Classroom
Information technology makes teaching and learning possible around the clock and around the world. But some wonder if an Ivy League education can be delivered over the Internet.
The Fragrance of Ink
An exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery—part of the Gallery's year-long "Celebration of Asia"—highlights Korean "literati" paintings from the Choson Dynasty.
Where Human Life Happens
Genetic testing and other technologies that offer a "window on the womb" are allowing parents to know more about their prospective offspring than ever before. Is that good?
Nature’s Way
On the trail with his new daughter, a father's perspective changes.
Camp David on the Schuylkill
When scholars representing two distinct strands of Judiac studies gathered in Houston Hall, they may not have signed any peace accords, but they did find some common ground.
Alumni Weekend 1997
Slideshow | Penn Grads came from all over the country to be a part of Alumni Weekend.
Artist Unleashed
A literal stroke of fate transformed Jon Sarkin from a chiropractor and sometime-doodler into an artist who creates out of an obsessive fervor.
Image Tribes
Advertisers are targeting specific audiences as never before, dividing consumers more and more narrowly along income, age, gender, and ethic lines, and splintering society in the process.
Show me the Funny!
In the world of situation comedy, Penn alums are getting big bucks for big yucks.
Dueling Quills: The Provost Smith Papers
Newly acquired papers reveal the contentious—to say the least—relationship between Penn's first provost and founder Benjamin Franklin.
Of Dirty Drugs and White Dogs
The food wan't always great, but the memories remain fresh. Thirty years of eating at Penn.
Opening Up
A former Thouron Fellow looks back at her mind-expanding year in England in the late 1970s.