In 1908, Edward Cope Wood, director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Christian Association, extended a hand of friendship to foreign students from China—and invited those students to share his home. This inspired others to open their homes as well, and led to the establishment of International House. In the years since, numerous scholars from around the world have made I-House their home, including the students pictured at right (left to right): Edward A. Lee from the British West Indies; Bernard G. Cox from New Zealand; Nicolo M. Nicolov from Bulgaria; Narendra Nath Berry from India; and Casimiro M. Valdez from the Philippine Islands.
Today, I-House provides living quarters for nearly 400 students from 65 countries, as well as cultural programs for residents and the general public, including acclaimed film series, musical performances and art exhibits.
Materials in the Annenberg School for Communication Library Archives include thousands of TV scripts, the first issue of TV Guide, and interviews about the early days of HBO—which help to chronicle TV’s 100-year story.
Centering joy in AI development and implementation
PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton—of Annenberg and SP2—and collaborators introduce a joy-informed framework designed to initiate conversations among engineers, designers, and researchers.
Winter Storm Fern brought icy and snowy conditions to the Northeast and other parts of the country over the weekend. Penn Today asks physicist Robert Carpick about the unique properties of ice, the science of curling, and how close we are to ‘nonslip’ ice.
Organizations like Penn’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships foster collaborations between Penn and public schools in the West Philadelphia community.
Penn receives national distinction for community engagement
The recognition by the American Council on Education and Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching acknowledges Penn’s long-standing commitment to community-engaged scholarship and partnerships in West Philadelphia and beyond.
