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Penn’s urban forest in fall
Penn’s urban forest in fall
Penn’s West Philadelphia campus is home to 240 different tree species, which put on a show during the fall season.
Serving service members
Serving service members
There are more than 18 million veterans and an additional 1.6 million service members in the United States. Around 297 of them are students at Penn. In a Nov. 9 event, the University honored these students with an event coordinated by the Veteran and Military Affiliated Students program.
Experts address ‘our changing environment’
Experts address ‘our changing environment’
Economist R. Jisung Park and political scientist Alice Xu address climate change in an event hosted by the School of Social Policy & Practice.
Filipino language and culture
Filipino language and culture
Started in 1996, Penn’s Filipino language program is populated with students looking to connect with their culture and converse with their families.
The Asian American studies program doubles in size
The Asian American studies program doubles in size
Three core and two affiliated faculty members with expertise in English, sociology, history, anthropology, and education join the Asian American studies program.
Showcasing an Andean cosmovision
Showcasing an Andean cosmovision
In a monthlong residency, Aymara artist Roberto Mamani Mamani met with students, gave a lecture, hosted a workshop, and painted a mural in South Philadelphia.
Dispossessions and race in the Americas
Dispossessions and race in the Americas
Belén Unzueta is teaching a seminar on the historical account of race and ethnicity in the Americas as a Penn-Mellon Just Futures Initiative graduate fellow.
Julia Ognibene shadows doctors in Italy
Julia Ognibene shadows doctors in Italy
Julia Ognibene spent the summer connecting with family and shadowing doctors in Italy
Filmmaker Mira Nair’s approach to storytelling
Filmmaker Mira Nair’s approach to storytelling
As a Saluja Global Fellow at the Center for the Advanced Study of India, filmmaker Mira Nair gave a lecture at the Penn Museum on art, storytelling, and filmmaking.
Who, What, Why: Catherine Sorrentino and a souvenir of historic Germantown
Who, What, Why: Catherine Sorrentino and a souvenir of historic Germantown
During a summer internship, history major Catherine Sorrentino encountered a 108-year-old book with insights into Black Philadelphia.