Book Hunter
Honoring a book collector’s “obsession.”
Erika H. James Named Wharton Dean
Emory’s Erika H. James named Wharton School dean.
Mind Traveler
Renée Fox on her past—and the present.
Tuition and Aid for 2020–21 Academic Year
2020-21 tuition and fees, financial aid announced.
Substance over Style
AJ Brodeur sets new scoring record for men’s basketball.
By the Numbers
May|Jun 2020
Dashed Dreams
Spring-sport athletes grapple with seasons cut short.
Inequality Economics
Tax the rich! And the poor. But not the way we do it now, nor necessarily for the usual reasons. As an economist pushing his field to grapple with inequality, Wharton’s Benjamin Lockwood may change the way you think about the government’s broadest power.
The Edge
Walking the perimeter of Philadelphia.
Paper Man
Eric Jacobs has been at the Daily Pennsylvanian since articles were written on typewriters and layout was done by (actual) cutting and pasting. The newspaper’s longtime general manager is also a shared connection among every DP alum of the last 40 years. But this summer, he plans to leave the only job he’s ever had.
Dotdash Rising
After putting the familiar but failing website About.com out of its misery, Dotdash CEO Neil Vogel W’92 has managed to craft a thriving group of websites from the company’s wreckage.
Are We Winning the War Against Coronavirus?
A virtual event cohosted by Perry World House provides a status report on the fight against COVID-19 and suggestions for next steps.
‘Re-Covering the Ney’
PhD candidate Juan Castrillón created an exhibition of classic reed flutes—and even with Van Pelt closed, you can still visit it online and watch him play one.
100 Years Ago, a National Basketball Title
National champs in basketball (pre-March Madness).
A World Without Prisons
MLK Day symposium features Angela Davis and Gina Dent.
Redefining Kin
The Wolf Humanities Center looks at kinship’s meanings.
Power to the Protest
Daniel Gillion on why protests matter.
The Art of Asking a Question
Question on questions for Andrea Mitchell CW’67 Hon’18.
Two Roads to Rhodes
Two Rhodes Scholars from Penn.
The Right Course
Penn golfer is the son of a two-time Masters winner; Dunphy honored.
By the Numbers
Mar|Apr 2020
Finding Life in Death
As a nursing professor, Kimberly Acquaviva teaches students about end-of-life issues and hospice and palliative care. When her wife, also a leading hospice expert, was diagnosed with a fatal type of cancer, Acquaviva turned their home into a virtual classroom, inviting anyone on the internet to witness the intimate details of dying—while making a case for more varied and inclusive options for the terminally ill.
American Byzantine
Andrew Gould has been called “America’s foremost Orthodox church designer.” Melding deep conservatism with romantic fantasy, his work is the architectural version of historical fiction.
Loyal Classmen
At the turn of the 20th century, Julian Abele and Louis Magaziner—a black man and an immigrant Jew—were standouts in Penn’s School of Fine Arts about to launch distinguished careers in architecture. They were also beginning what would be a lifelong friendship. A Magaziner descendant and Abele admirer investigates what brought them together.