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Through

12/13

Days of Deals 2024

Shop Penn features 12 days of deals for the holiday season, with discounts at the Penn Bookstore, Louie Louie, Goldie, and more.

12:00 a.m.

Various locations

12/3

The Inquisition's Inquisitor

students at the lea library kislak center researching walt whitman

Penn Libraries celebrates the publication of the first comprehensive biography of Henry Charles Lea, whose library, including the physical space, and papers reside in the Kislak Center. A talk will take place by Richard L. Kagan, author of “The Inquisition’s Inquisitor: Henry Charles Lea of Philadelphia.”

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, 3420 Walnut St.

12/4

Lorraine Beitler Lecture

Exterior of Van Pelt Library under autumn leaves.

Maurice Samuels, a professor of French at Yale, delivers the Lorraine Beitler Lecture, about Jewish reactions to the Dreyfus Affair in different national contexts.

5:30 p.m.

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, 3420 Walnut St.

12/6

Rocky Date Night

Penn Ice Rink hosts a Rocky-themed night of skating with a speed-skating dating hour, a Rocky and Adrian lookalike contest, and food and drink. Penn students receive half-price tickets.

7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Penn Ice Rink, 3130 Walnut St.

An illustration of six faces with different skin tones, ranging from dark to light. Above the faces are connected lines that look like jacks, to indicate social networks.

Black Hospitals and Nurse Training Schools

In honor of Black History Month, Penn Libraries presents this special exhibition of the history of Mercy-Douglass Hospital and the Nurse Training school in Philadelphia in the context of the Black community's struggle against segregation and healthcare inequality.

For more information, visit library.upenn.edu.

Monday, February 19, 2024

All Day

Holman Biotech Commons, 3610 Hamilton Walk

Through 3/29/24

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