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A historical look at Diana, 25 years after her death
A book entitled "Diana, the People's Princess" with a photo of her face is being held by a man in a suit

A royal fan holds a book to remember the late Diana, Princess of Wales, outside Kensington Palace in London, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, at a tribute on the 20th anniversary of her death, in a car crash in Paris on Aug. 31, 1997. (Image: AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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    • A historical look at Diana, 25 years after her death

    Emma Hart, director of the McNeil Center for Early American Studies, offers her perspective on the history of royal celebrity, the British monarchy’s current role in public life, and how history might view Diana, Princess of Wales.

    Kristen de Groot

    Travel and the middle class
    Image of an airport with a plane attached to the gate

    Even as ticket prices are going up, the demand for air travel remains high. The crowding is compounded by an overall shortage of pilots, a lack of staff to check in luggage and long security lines to get to the gates.

    Travel and the middle class

    With the inflation boom, how long will travel be sustainable?

    Kristina Linnea García

    Moore v. Harper: Voting rights, election law, and the future of American democracy
    Woman wearing face mask walks along sidewalk lined with campaign signs

    Campaign signs from Maryland’s primary election, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Image: AP Photo/Julio Cortez) 

    Moore v. Harper: Voting rights, election law, and the future of American democracy

    Experts from law, political science, and history share their thoughts on the potential dangers posed by a case the U.S. Supreme Court will hear next term.

    Kristen de Groot

    Exploring Mongolia with an insider’s view, no luggage necessary
    Penn Global seminar students hold up cups outside the Winter Palace

    Professor Christopher P. Atwood (left), the group’s guide Javzandulam Sodnom (right), and Penn Global seminar students at the ceremonial gate near the entrance to the Bogd Khan’s Winter Palace in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. They are toasting with small cups of “airag,” or fermented mare’s milk, a traditional drink which Penn graduate Yang Yuqing (yellow shirt, center), who is currently studying in Mongolia, brought for the class. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Global)

    Exploring Mongolia with an insider’s view, no luggage necessary

    Students in Christopher P. Atwood’s Penn Global seminar on Mongolian civilization explored the capital and vast grasslands of Mongolia, meeting welcoming locals along the way.

    Kristen de Groot