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5/2

2024 Abele Lecture

julian abele portrait

Toni L. Griffin of Harvard delivers the inaugural Abele Lecture in Design & Policy, moderated by Matthew Kenyatta. Griffin will discuss connecting design with spatial and social (in)justices across American legacy cities. A reception will follow.

6:00 p.m.

Kleinman Energy Forum, 220 S. 34th St.

Through

5/7

Puebla: The Story of Cinco de Mayo

People wearing colorful Mexican costumes.

Calpulli Mexican Dance Company performs the Philadelphia premiere of “Puebla: The Story of Cinco de Mayo,” which features folkloric and contemporary dance. The performance on May 5 will also feature live music.

1:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St.

Through

5/20

Alumni Weekend 2024

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Alumni returning to campus can enjoy Franklin Fest, the Alumni Picnic, student-led tours to see what's new around campus, and more during this weekend filled with reconnection and reminiscence.

All Day

Various locations

5/20

268th Commencement

University of Pennsylvania flag.

The 268th Commencement at the University of Pennsylvania will feature the conferral of degrees, the awarding of honorary degrees, greetings by University officials, and remarks by Commencement speaker Siddhartha Mukherjee, a renowned physician, researcher, and best-selling author.

All Day

Franklin Field

Typecast as ‘Trump’

Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences writes about typecasting as a “Trump.”

June 28, 2016 ・ From Huffington Post