A Global Approach to Scholarship
From College Hall: Penn faculty and programs are taking the lead in integrating knowledge.
The Way We Choose Now
From the Editor: May|Jun 2012
Letters
May|Jun 2012
The New College Try
“I didn’t register how cold it really was until my head was under.”
A Tale of Two Forbears
Two 19th-century brothers, raised on their family’s slave-worked plantation, left Penn for very different destinies.
Country of Illusions
On Louis Kahn’s trail in Estonia, teasing out the facts from the fairy tale.
Hazards of Bra Shopping
Most women—of all body types—hate it. Some tips for a better fit.
Coming Through
From the Editor: Mar|Apr 2012
Letters
Mar|Apr 2012
The Foreign Student
How 9/11 shaped my fourth-grade year in Saudi Arabia.
On the Mat
Living the retirement of my cardiologist’s dreams
Peaceful Partition
On the ground in Sudan, the week it was split in two.
Note From a Nation Builder
Afghans may be weary of war, but they’re hungry for civil intervention.
Singing the Same Songs
From the Editor: Jan|Feb 2012
Letters
Jan|Feb 2012
Halal Lemonade for Hometown Muslims
How my year in Morocco highlighted the richness of Islam, Philadelphia-style.
The Trumpet of the Swan
Revisiting a book that marked the end of one life and the beginning of another.
After the Earthquake
Three memories of Haiti.
Mining for Stakeholder Cooperation
Why sophisticated stakeholder engagement can be literally worth more than gold.
Open Spaces
From the Editor: Nov|Dec 2011
Letters
Nov|Dec 2011
Darkest Before Dawn
“The circle breaks. We leave the parking lot and begin the morning’s run.”
A Train to Nowhere
Nearing the last station of my wife’s neurological decline.
Old Friends
Two chance meetings, 70 years apart.