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November | December 2024
Vol. 123, No. 2
Features
The Art of Mothering
In her debut book, The Mother Artist, Catherine Ricketts C’09 explores the limitations and creative benefits for mothers who make art. A mother herself, she faced many of the same hurdles as she wrote the book—and she’s not the only alumna (or alumnus) finding both challenge and success navigating the balance between art and caregiving.
By Molly Petrilla
The Price They Paid
The last of Penn football’s “Mungermen” recall the painful transition from big-time football to the Ivy League 70 years ago—including a University president’s short-lived “Victory with Honor” campaign, a not-so-harmonious “harmony dinner,” and the unceremonious exits of a legendary football coach and controversial athletic director.
By Dan Rottenberg
Sculpting a Life Story
From legendary athletes to historical luminaries, sculptor Zenos Frudakis FA’82 GFA’83 has created some monumental works of art.
By JoAnn Greco
Departments
From the Editor | Motherhood, “Mungermen,” monuments.
Letters | Prize support, not nothing, and more.
Views
Alumni Voices | The man in the mirror.
Elsewhere | Asheville after Helene.
Salvo | Talking speech codes.
Expert Opinion | Instability in the insurance market.
Gazetteer
Governance | New statements on public comments and Penn’s values.
Convocation | Class of 2028 urged to “embrace what is new to you.”
Demographics | Sounding the alarm about a shrinking world population.
Science | PennFERBS wants to help the next generation of scientific leaders.
Administration | New leaders for the College, Arthur Ross Gallery, and Penn Libraries.
Global Outlook | Weighing a world of threats at Perry World House.
Gifts | $10 million each for centers focused on democracy and sustainability.
Faculty | Law professor Amy Wax sanctioned for “unprofessional conduct.”
Sports | Basketball preview and the latest Penn Hall of Famers.
Anti-Discrimination | Office of Religious and Ethnic Inclusion established.
Arts
Calendar
Visual Art | Where I Learned to Look: Art from the Yard at ICA.
History | Time traveling with David Alff Gr’12 along The Northeast Corridor.
Music | Lorene Cary C’78 G’78’s queenly collaboration.
Briefly Noted
Alumni
Stephen Skrenta WEv’97 herds cattle in the Hamptons.
Heather Leeds Greenfield C’00 built a “digital cheer squad” at the Olympics.
Notes
Obituaries
Old Penn | Birth of the Quaker?