Funding and (Good) Fellowship
Fontaine Society aids underrepresented in academe
Bloomberg to Speak at Commencement
Michael Bloomberg to speak at Commencement
Findings
Magnets for the blues, whistling while they work and engineering nerve tissue
Penn’s “Strong Pull” Drew New Admissions Dean Back
Entrance interview: Admissions Dean Eric Furda C’87
$15 Million Gift for Endowed Professorships
Chris Browne C’69 gives $15 million for professorships
New Architects for the Campus Expansion
Architects chosen for key Penn Connects projects
A “Difficult” Year
Basketball looks to next year
73rd Alumni Awards of Merit
Homecoming 2007
Explorer in a Hurry
In his brief and dramatic life, 19th-century medical alumnus Elisha Kent Kane broke new ground in exploring both the frozen North and the hothouse atmosphere of celebrity culture.
Bistro Days
A Chinese Jersey Girl in search of American cuisine.
My Dinner with Thor
As a Penn student, he helped free his wrongfully accused father from a Venezuelan prison, championed a struggling conservative student publication, and won an award for protecting free speech on campus. These days, as he shuttles among his identities as foundation executive, movie producer, TV talking head, and columnist, Thor Halvorssen C’96 G’96 is still “fighting for freedom”—with time out for an occasional nice meal.
All Business
David Teece describes himself as a “practicing business intellectual.” That’s not an oxymoron.
Right Foot, Left Foot
Dueling kickers on the other varsity football team.
The Great Aid Race
Penn expands undergraduate financial aid
New Admissions Dean
Columbia’s Eric J. Furda C’87 named new admissions dean
The Leaded Word
Words carry weight (literally) at Common Press
Hack Leaving Design
PennDesign Dean Gary Hack to step down
Education Un-Disciplined?
Discuss: “Should we abolish departments?”
$10 million gift for Fox Leadership Program
$10 million gift will endow Fox Leadership Program
Running the Table
Practicing with ping-pong-prodigy Barbara Wei
Finding Zeus
New Museum finds from the B.Z.—“before Zeus”—era
Meningitis Lawsuit
Family of meningitis victim suing HUP
Better Days Ahead?
Basketball hoping for a good bounce
The Man Who Would Never Be Mayor
In the race for Philadelphia’s top job, Michael Nutter W’79 was dismissed as the candidate without a constituency. His journey from last place to landslide victory had the markings of a political miracle. Now the public expects more.