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2026-02-27

12th Annual Diversity Case Competition

All Penn students are invited to participate in the 12th Annual Wharton Alliance Diversity Case Competition. Teams of 2-5 will compete in a strategy case at the intersection of consulting, social impact, and global business. This year’s case focuses on fast fashion manufacturing in Asia, challenging teams to balance cost, scale, labor practices, and sustainability while delivering a clear, defensible business recommendation. Register to attend.

11:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut St.

2026-02-25

Designing For, By, and With: Indigenous Voices of the Land

Wupatki Pueblo in Arizona at dusk.
Native American Nations have long been excluded from formal design structures, yet their contributions to design theory, pedagogy, and practice are sophisticated, visionary, and deeply rooted in landscape and architecture. This discussion series addresses this disconnect by uniting four panels of Indigenous voices and their non-Native collaborators to shift how we approach design—advocating for processes that are for, by, and with Indigenous communities. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Weitzman Hall, 205 S. 34th St.

2026-02-19

Exhibition: Adventive America

class of 1964 flowers
“Adventive America” will place the forthcoming 250th anniversary of the U.S. into a broader global context by examining plants and their agency in nation-building. This exhibition will illuminate the collectors, collections, and global botanical exchanges between the U.S., Indigenous nations, Britain, Spain, Japan, and China, from the early American republic to the present day. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Meyerson Hall, 210 S. 34 St.

2026-03-20

Spring Celebration

The rose garden at the Morris Arboretum.
Celebrating the spring season, the Morris Arboretum & Gardens will stay open late—until 7 p.m. Visitors are invited to wander the garden, chase the daylight, and welcome the new season in community. Free with general admission.

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Morris Arboretum & Gardens, 100 E. Northwestern Ave.

2026-02-19

Jewish-Muslim Dialogue in Europe and the US

As part of the series Antisemitism and Islamophobia: Connected Histories, this lecture will feature cultural sociologist Elisabeth Becker-Topkara exploring the challenges to Jewish and Muslim solidarities while also narrating their resilience, arguing that our capacity to speak to one another in times of crisis is vital to the flourishing of society. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Virtual

2026-03-05

Music in the Pavilion: Hearing Women’s Voices

Hearing Women’s Voices is a Sachs Program for Arts Innovation grant-funded project from the Daedalus Quartet—Min-Young Kim and Matilda Kaul, violins; Jessica Thompson, viola; Tom Kraines, cello—that amplifies lesser-known gems of the string quartet literature. Listeners will become better acquainted with works from American musicians Amy Beach and Marion Bauer, as well as from Germaine Tailleferre, a French composer with wartime ties to Philadelphia. Free and open to the public. Registration is required for guests outside of the Penn community.

6:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, 3420 Walnut St.

2026-03-11

Scientific Paper Planner: New AI App

istock art of digital learning
This webinar, hosted by Penn’s Community For Rigor, will provide an overview of the PlanYourScience app—launched by Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Konrad Kording—which uses AI to assist investigators with generating and refining their scientific papers and processes. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Virtual

2026-05-29

Penn Live Arts: Martha Graham Dance Company

A dancer in the Martha Graham Dance Company wearing a white dress and green, flowing sash in motion.
Noted by The New York Times as “one of the great companies of the world,” the Martha Graham Dance Company celebrates a century of Graham’s groundbreaking and uniquely American dance style with three distinct performances in honor of America’s 250th anniversary. These shows are part of America 250 at Penn programming and the Penn Live Arts series “America Unfinished.” Students can receive a discount with Penn ID.

All Day

Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St.

2026-05-20

Print the Declaration of Independence

A copy of the Declaration of Independence in the Common Press office.
During summer 2026, participants of all ages and backgrounds are invited to this Common Press workshop to print a copy of the Declaration of Independence. The composition will be set in Caslon metal type and ready to print on the studio’s 1889 cast-iron handpress. These hour-long demonstrations are part of America 250 at Penn programming. Groups of up to 20 people are welcome. Reserve a time slot.

All Day

Fisher Fine Arts Library, 220 S. 34th St.

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