Goodbye to All That
A place at Penn.
Seven-Hour Sanctuary
“Existential Despair”: Rilke, Burroughs, My Little Pony, and more.
Everyone’s Song
Penn’s vibrant a cappella community contains a multitude of musical styles and cultural influences. Take a listen.
Invisible Spaces
Parental portrait.
The Snow Day Kid
Fool for love.
Welcome to Terra Incognita
Convocation message: “We are all discoverers.”
At the Center of It All
Bob Schoenberg has been leading Penn’s LGBT Center since before there even was one, really. As he retires after 35 years of caring counsel and fierce advocacy, the campus home he built is being renamed in his honor.
Tears, Music, Memories
Introducing the Robert Schoenberg Carriage House.
Hill Rises
The Eero Saarinen-designed landmark has reopened after a 15-month, $80 million renovation, with its distinctive mid-century style lovingly restored and a host of new amenities for students.
Beyond Words
The shifting soundscape of memory.
My Mama, My Abuela, My Home
Jane the Virgin and me.
Political Graffiti
Signs of the times in Cuba.
Showing Their Animal Magnetism
Penn alumni star in Animal Planet’s Life at Vet U.
Beyond Granola
Notes from my backcountry recipe book.
Shakespeare Shakeup
Shakespeare has some company in Fisher-Bennett Hall.
I Got Rhythm
Drum solo.
Gutmann Declares ‘Sanctuary’
“Penn is and has always been a ‘sanctuary.’”
November in Paris
Remembering the Paris terror attacks.
Convocation: “An Audition For Your Future Self”
Convocation: “Find your comfort zone, and then go beyond it.”
Take Ivy, Take Two
33 to 40 offers a “snapshot of Penn at a very specific moment”
Summer in the Kingdom
Disney’s wonderful world.
The Christian Association at 125
At the turn of the last century, the CA pioneered the idea of service at Penn with settlement houses and summer camps, and has since been at the forefront of anti-war protests and movements for civil, women’s, and LGBT rights. In the 21st, it’s still providing a “safe space” for students and making a difference on campus and beyond.
Family History
“Who I am depends on where I am.”
This Old House
The comforts of home.