Hyper Text
Synthetic text extrusion. Virtual teaching assistants. Illusions of mastery. Silicon Socrates. Four years after the debut of ChatGPT, higher education is starting to look different.
A Degree Too Late
Remembering Penn’s first women in architecture.
The Eye of Denise Scott Brown
Having long battled sexist neglect of her own work and what she contributed in partnership with Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown GCP’60 GAr’65 Hon’94 has cemented her position as a major figure in 20th-century architecture and urbanism. Photography has been key to her influence.
Paper Record
Tracing the history of American English, one slip at a time. An excerpt from Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary by Stefan Fatsis C’85. Plus: A Q&A with the author.
No Rough PAACHes
PAACH celebrates 25 years.
Useful Advice
Emanuel’s rules for living: Eat Your Ice Cream.
University City Stories
Insights on University City history in two new books.
Social Justice Storytelling
Filmmaker Spike Lee on his “best work,” 4 Little Girls.
New Products for A New Age
Integrated Product Design offers launchpad for innovators.
A Run of Transition
AD Alanna Wren C’96 GEd’99 GrEd’15 on coaching changes, NIL, and more.
Another Men’s Squash Title
Omar Hafez C’26 crowned College Squash Association individual champion.
Forever the First
Women’s basketball’s first Ivy championship.
Full Circle
Over five decades and across five states, Fran McCaffery W’82 has been a winning college basketball coach. Now back at his alma mater, does the 66-year-old once known as “White Magic” have enough magic left to overcome significant NCAA obstacles and restore Penn to its former great heights?
Homecoming 2025
Our annual photo gallery. Plus: Alumni Awards of Merit and citations.
Historian of the “Taken-for-Granted”
Whether probing the concept of common sense, mulling the role of expertise in a democracy, or examining how choice intersects with freedom, Sophia Rosenfeld is carving out new realms of cultural and intellectual history.
Who Will Own Your Digital Twin?
Law professor Jennifer Rothman is an expert in “the ways intellectual property law is employed to turn people into a form of property.” As we enter an era of deepfake videos, voice clones, and digital replicas of human beings, she worries that the United States Congress is on the cusp of a horrible mistake.
Letters
Playgrounds, Alzheimer’s, and a second opinion on a final resting place.
What Is True?
Testing truth at the Wolf Humanities Center.
Back to the Office—but Make It Better
“The case for in-office work has never been stronger.”
Rhythm of the City
Weitzman School class focuses on the sounds of the city.
Andrea Mitchell Receives Beacon Award
Andrea Mitchell CW’67 Hon’18 receives Beacon Award.
Huntsman Senior Named Rhodes Scholar
Huntsman Program senior Florence Onyiuke is a Rhodes Scholar.
Native North America Gallery Opens
Penn Museum opens new Native North America Gallery.
Gridiron Shakeup
Football’s Ray Priore steps down; Rick Santos named new head coach.