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‘Are Civil Rights Enough?’
Dorothy Roberts speaks at a podium. The wooden podium has the words "University of Pennsylvania" and its seal.

PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts addresses the audience at the  23rd annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice.

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‘Are Civil Rights Enough?’

During the 23rd annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice, PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts addressed the question “Are Civil Rights Enough?”

Kristina García

Art Matters: ‘Fields of Transformation’ by Claudy Jongstra
A close-up of fields of transformation, showing wool in grey, cream, indigo, and gold

A close-up of “Fields of Transformation.” The wool was hand-dyed using natural materials, including onion skin and indigo.

(Image: Brian Hogan)

  • Art Matters

    • Art Matters: ‘Fields of Transformation’ by Claudy Jongstra

    “Fields of Transformation,” a monumental textile mural in the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, symbolizes knowledge evolving into wisdom.

    Kristina García

    A step toward ethical stewardship and ongoing repair
    Penn Museum exterior

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    A step toward ethical stewardship and ongoing repair

    An interfaith commemoration for 19 Black Philadelphians whose remains were part of the Morton Cranial Collection will take place at the Penn Museum.

    Penn Today Staff

    Improving maternal care for new moms in the Hispanic community
    A postpartum person and their newborn on a couch.

    Image: iStock/Antonio_Diaz

    Improving maternal care for new moms in the Hispanic community

    Penn Medicine’s Chester County Hospital’s latest patient care initiative focuses on improving postpartum outcomes and decreasing health care disparities.

    From Penn Medicine News

    Regenerative Ag Alliance promotes stream health through agroforestry
    New trees planted in a field.

    Image: Courtesy of the Environmental Innovations Initiative

    Regenerative Ag Alliance promotes stream health through agroforestry

    The Alliance planted an initial 250 trees at New Bolton Center with assistance from volunteers and students from Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine and the Stuart Weitzman School of Design.

    From the Environmental Innovations Initiative

    A ‘celebrity translator’ takes center stage
    emily wilson sitting in the penn museum auditorium

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    A ‘celebrity translator’ takes center stage

    Emily Wilson, professor of classical studies, is renowned for her English translations of Homer’s ancient Greek epic poems, first “The Odyssey” and now the “The Iliad.”
    MLK Interfaith Commemoration highlights allyship of Black and Jewish communities
    Keynote at MLK interfaith event.

    Rev. William Gipson moderates a keynote discussion with Rabbi David Wolpe and actor, writer, and director Jonah Platt, both Penn alumni.

    (Image: Damien Townsville)

    MLK Interfaith Commemoration highlights allyship of Black and Jewish communities

    The annual event this year featured a discussion between Rabbi David Wolpe and alum, actor, writer, and director Jonah Platt, along with student performances and the presentation of awards.
    Fast times at Boston U
    Isabella Whittaker races down the track during an indoor meet.

    Fourth-year sprinter Isabella Whittaker of the women’s track and field team.

    (Image: Penn Athletics)

    Fast times at Boston U

    Members of the women’s track and field team set new school, Ivy League, and facility records on Saturday at Boston University.