Five I’s, Four C’s, and the Right Road to College
Penn Admissions Dean Eric Furda C’87 would love it if your child or grandchild comes to Penn, but he doesn’t want them—or you—to start the college-search process with that goal in mind.
Alumni Weekend 2014
SLIDESHOW | Picnic in the (Penn) Park, and more.
Summer Tunes, Part 2
More songs for summer, suggested by Penn Music Department faculty and staff.
A Unique Tradition
After a terrific year, the Penn track team sets off for England.
Summer Tunes, Part 1
Summer-listening suggestions from Penn Music's faculty and staff.
Art for the Future
PennDesign's Orkan Telhan and Matt Neff GFA’05 created a bacteria-powered piece for homes of the future.
A History of Bollywood, in Song
Penn Masala's YouTube video, "Evolution of Bollywood Music," has become a viral hit.
Championship Sunday
Penn sweeps Ivy League men’s and women’s lacrosse titles, surges into NCAA tournaments.
More Mask & Wig
Window, May|June 2014
1938, Redux?
Heard on Campus: Thomas Childers on the current crisis in Ukraine.
Hiring Season
New deans in SP2, Wharton, Nursing, GSE, and (interim) Law.
Stepping Strong
Surviving the Boston Marathon bombing, and thriving at Penn.
The Problem With Magazines
Mary Ellen Mark FA’62 ASC’64 is not a fan of Photoshop.
Coping with Suicide
Campus mental-health services expanding in wake of student suicides.
The String Band Theory of Urban Economics
Nick Spitzer C’71 on the importance of “informal culture.”
Penn Feminists Look Back, and Beyond
Solidarity and diversity mark the 40th anniversary of women’s studies.
Counterparts Gets its Glee Moment
Counterparts competes in a cappella college championship.
Legend to Address Class of 2014
Musician and activist John Legend C’99 will speak at Commencement.
Reversal of Hardwood Fortunes
Basketball: women Ivy champs; “unacceptable season” for men.
New Face of Penn Athletics
M. Grace Calhoun named new athletic director.
Scoreboard
From Feb. 3 to April 6
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.