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Louisa Shepard

Senior News Officer
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  • Louisa Shepard

    Louisa Shepard covers English, history of art, music, theater, classical studies, and cinema and media studies, among other subject areas, in the School of Arts and Sciences. She also supports coverage for the Kelly Writers House, the Graduate School of Education, the Penn Libraries, the Penn Museum, the Arthur Ross Gallery, and the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships, as well as fine arts in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design. 

    Articles from Louisa Shepard
    A day in shining armor
    students gathered around a table looking at armor

    A day in shining armor

    Grad students get a close-up view of artwork and materials from museum collections—including a 500-year-old painting and two sets of armor from the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
    ‘May the force be with you’ and other fan fiction favorites
    An array of plastic Star Wars figurines

    ‘May the force be with you’ and other fan fiction favorites

    Researchers have created a unique digital humanities tool to analyze the most popular phrases and character connections in fan fiction based on blockbuster film series, starting with “Star Wars,” “Lord of the Rings,” and “Harry Potter.”
    Penn has two 2020 Marshall Scholars
    Erin Hartman and Christina Steele

    Penn’s new Marshall Scholars are 2018 graduate Erin Hartman (left) and senior Christina Steele. 

    Penn has two 2020 Marshall Scholars

    Erin Hartman, a 2018 graduate of the School of Nursing, and senior psychology major Christina Steele have been named Marshall Scholars. Established by the British government, the Marshall Scholarship funds up to three years of study for a graduate degree in the United Kingdom.
    English professor J.C. Cloutier’s latest book sheds new light on African American literature
    J.C. Cloutier standing in front of a picture of Batman.

    Jean-Christophe Cloutier, an assistant professor of English at Penn, has written a book that uncovers his discoveries in archives over the past decade and explains his theories on why African American literary collections are often undervalued. (Image: Shira Yudkoff)

    English professor J.C. Cloutier’s latest book sheds new light on African American literature

    Like a literary detective, English prof Jean-Christophe Cloutier sifts through library archives searching for material written by African American authors that is often hidden, uncatalogued, misfiled, or forgotten.
    Penn has three new Schwarzman Scholars
    Penn’s new Schwarzman Scholars are senior Andrew Howard (left), master’s student Zinan Chen (center), and 2017 graduate Malik Abdul Majeed.

    Penn’s new Schwarzman Scholars are senior Andrew Howard (left), master’s student Zinan Chen (center), and 2017 graduate Malik Abdul Majeed. 

    Penn has three new Schwarzman Scholars

    A University of Pennsylvania senior, a master's student, and an alumnus were chosen to receive the Schwarzman Scholarship, which funds a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing. 
    Penn senior and May graduate win 2020 Rhodes Scholarship
    Nurul Ezzaty Binti Hasbullah (left) and Stephen Damianos

    Penn senior Nurul Ezzaty Binti Hasbullah (left) and May graduate Stephen Damianos have been named Rhodes Scholars to attend Oxford University. 

    Penn senior and May graduate win 2020 Rhodes Scholarship

    Nurul Ezzaty Binti Hasbullah and Stephen Damianos have been awarded Rhodes Scholarships for graduate study at the University of Oxford.
    ‘Fight On, Pennsylvania’ celebrates a century
    Two pages of sheet music for the song Fight On Pennsylvania.

    One hundred years ago two Penn freshmen, David Zoob and Ben McGiveran, wrote the music and lyrics to “Fight On, Pennsylvania,” which became the University’s official fight song for athletic contests. (Image: Penn Archives, from "Songs of the University of Pennsylvania.")

    ‘Fight On, Pennsylvania’ celebrates a century

    One hundred years ago two Penn freshmen got together in a Quad dorm room and wrote the music and lyrics to a song they named “Fight On, Pennsylvania.” The University’s official fight song became a tradition at football games, and today is played thousands of times a year.
    The Addams Family legacy lives on
    Pen and ink drawing of the Addams Family cartoon from the cover of the Pennsylvania Gazette.

    Charles Addams took this “new look at College Hall” for the March 1973 cover of The Pennsylvania Gazette magazine. And, he said, “I did enjoy working on it.” Design by Charles Addams. (Image courtesy: The Pennsylvania Gazette)

    The Addams Family legacy lives on

    Former Penn student Charles Addams’ creations are back on the silver screen in a new 3D computer-animated film, more than 80 years after the characters were created by the artist.
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