Letters
July|Aug 2019
Cleaning Up the Planet
Miranda Wang C’16 has a plan to make plastics recycling pay.
Obituaries
July|Aug 2019
From MFA to HGTV
Orlando Soria MFA’07 uses interior design to fix broken hearts on his new show, Unspouse My House.
Mounds of History
Penn Museum program links local residents to Gordion site.
From Alumna Pen to Stimulus Stage
Jessica Penzias C’12 has found a niche writing musicals for kids—and Stimulus Children's Theatre gave one of her shows its world premiere in November.
Taking the Mic
For years, Felicia Madison C’87 pictured herself getting up on a stage and making people laugh. At age 50, she finally gave standup comedy a shot.
Power Play
Designer Stacey Bendet C’99 has built a global brand that is colorful, fun, and welcoming for women—and a fashion business strong enough to thrive in an unforgiving competitive environment.
Letters
Jan|Feb 2019
Alumni Notes
Nov|Dec 2018
Letters
Nov|Dec 2018: Moving tribute, extra credits on film story, educational debate, arguing religious freedom, and more.
Who is America?
GOP nativists have taken aim at a fundamental principle defining the American republic: birthright citizenship. Their legal rationale has an unlikely source: a liberal professor who totally opposes their aims. And that’s just where things start to get interesting with Constitutional law scholar Rogers Smith.
The Rigors of Success
New York’s Success Academy charter school network has been lionized for its sky-high test scores and robust curricular offerings—and decried for a rigidly disciplined school environment one opponent described as “abuse.” Opinions are just as divided on its combative and committed leader, Eva Moskowitz C’86. She’ll be happy to tell you who’s right.
Obituaries
July|August 2018
Chili Seeds
“This wonderful sound. This crackle.”
Blockchain Fever
Cryptographic sorcery, entrepreneurial zeal, and utopian dreams have gripped a striking number of Penn students and alumni this year. Why are people so excited?
Bonding and Basketball
The Penn men's basketball team grows closer together with memorable summer trip to Italy.
Obituaries
May|Jun 2018
Storms and Reforms
Puerto Rico’s Department of Education has been getting an extreme makeover under alumna Julia Keleher. It was a Herculean task even before the catastrophic hurricane.
Healing the Island
Christine Nieves has been creating new narratives for Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria.