John Bence Named University Archivist
John Bence named University Archivist.
Penn History on Tour
A new tour of early Penn from the Class of 1968.
“No Place for Unruly Women”
Drew Faust Gr’75 on the Penn women who “led the charge and led the change.”
Nostalgia, Wit Onions
A once-lively cheesesteak haven shuts off its grill for good.
A Wise Move
First Commencement on campus.
Ice Woman
Food safety pioneer Mary Engle Pennington Gr1895.
Safe at the College
After the Armistice.
Penn v. UPenn
The evolution of the University’s colloquial shorthand term.
Strange Brotherhood
The hidden chapter of wartime human experimentation in the DKE house.
Century of the Sphinx
A big book on the Penn Museum’s “Colossal Sphinx.”
A Principled Man
Nathan Mossell M1882 overcame great odds to become the first African-American graduate of Penn’s School of Medicine. He went on to found Philadelphia’s first black hospital—an achievement he never really wanted.
A Hidden Treasure, with Layers of History
New master plan in the works for historic Woodlands.
Flawed Founder
James Wilson signed the Declaration of Independence and was a key architect of the US Constitution, helped found Penn Law School, and served as one of the first justices of the Supreme Court. He was also a reckless land-speculator—jailed more than once for debt—who died a fugitive.
Looking Back to Move Forward
Class connects current students to black history at Penn.
Tracing the Class of 1811
The Class of 1811 in profile.
Who’s Who?
Thomas Eakins’ The Agnew Clinic
Martin Meyerson Dies
President Emeritus Martin Meyerson Hon’70 dies.
Mr. Meyerson Comes to Town
Martin Meyerson Hon’70’s low-key first day as president of the University.
Bringing Penn’s Treasures Back Home
Display highlights Penn treasures—and collector who found them.
Where’s That Other Eakins Clinic Again?
Whatever happened to Penn’s Eakins masterpiece?
New Campus Dawning
Penn’s recently approved master plan envisions playing fields and green space where there are now parking lots; the transformation of Walnut Street’s “dead zone” into a mixed-use mecca; new housing, research, and athletic facilities—plus river views and a seamless connection between University City and Center City.
Yesterday’s Plans for Tomorrow
“Whither Pennsylvania in the 1970s?”
A Very Selective Class
Window, Jul|Aug 2006
No, This Isn’t Hogwarts
Keys to the University presented to President Gutmann.