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Professor of English and Africana studies Herman Beavers seated in a chair in a university hallway.

Herman Beavers’ balancing act of creativity and educational innovation

The professor of English and Africana studies is defined by his artistic curiosity and commitment to community building as a teacher and mentor.

Paul Hendrickson speaking at a podium in front of a seated crowd, his arms outstretched, with a photo of a house on the screen behind him.

Revealing ‘storytelling pockets’ in the life of Frank Lloyd Wright

Paul Hendrickson’s new book, “Plagued by Fire: The Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright,” brought him full-circle to the famed architect of his childhood in Illinois.

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Junior Chloe Gong has a deal to publish young-adult novel set in 1920s Shanghai

In addition to pursuing her double-major in English and international relations, junior Chloe Gong is writing a novel, a take on “Romeo and Juliet” set in 1920s Shanghai. “These Violent Delights,” is expected to be released next fall.

Pen and ink drawing of a Victorian novel scene

Emily Steinlight brings a modern look to Victorian-era studies

What does it mean to study the Victorian era now? For Steinlight, it’s considering how 21st-century challenges, interests, and perspectives influence and inform how scholars examine the 19th century.

Penn professor awarded MacArthur genius grant

Emily Wilson of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about being named a recipient of the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. “I’m excited about the publicity it potentially brings—not to me personally, but to the fields of translation, poetics, history,” she said. “And I hope it’s a way to get other people to engage in those fields.”

Student standing next to signs for 2019 and 2020

‘School year’s resolutions’

Here, a collection of Penn faculty and students share some of their goals for the 2019-20 academic year, plus a quote that's keeping them motivated.

Three people sitting on high stools on a stage surrounded by windows, two playing guitars and one speaking or singing into a microphone.

Woodstock at 50

During three days of Woodstock in August of 1969, Anthony DeCurtis of the School of Arts and Sciences was 18, growing up in New York City and obsessed with the music that would form the foundation of his writing and teaching.

Amy Gutmann and Toni Morrison seated on stage with flags behind them

Penn remembers and celebrates Toni Morrison

The Penn community recalls the life and legacy of renowned author and teacher Toni Morrison, H‘88.

Lorene Cary’s ‘Ladysitting’

Lorene Cary of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about her new memoir, “Ladysitting: My Year with Nana at the End of Her Century.”

Student standing in lobby of marble building wearing an Identification badge.

Immersed in poetry at the Library of Congress

Rising junior Joyce Hida is making the most of her RealArts summer internship, working at the Poetry and Literature Center at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

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