For a freshman seminar on travel writing with English Professor David Wallace, Yonathan Gutenmacher wrote about his family's journey to Brazil.
Pen to paper: journey to discovery
In a freshman seminar on travel writing, students wrote articles about their experiences during Spring Break. Yonathan Gutenmacher described his family’s journey to Brazil to explore his mother’s childhood.
In a seminar on the sounds of the Middle Ages, taught by music professor Mary Channen Caldwell (second from left), freshmen Oscar Moguel,Su Ly, and Kristen McLaughlin learned about carillon bells in a historic church on Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square.
Exploring the sounds of the Middle Ages
In a seminar on the sounds of the Middle Ages taught by music professor Mary Channen Caldwell, freshmen learned about period music and instruments, the carillon bells in a historic church on Philly’s Rittenhouse Square.
Quayshawn Spencer, an assistant professor in the philosophy department, studies the philosophy of science, biology, and race.
Race has a place in human genetics research, philosopher argues
New research out of the philosophy department argues that certain racial classifications have utility in medical genetics, particularly when considering those classifications as ancestry groups.
New York Times columnist and author Charles Blow (left) speaks with Penn English Professor Al Filreis at the Kelly Writers House.
A reading and discussion with Charles Blow, following a deep dive into his work
For their class at Kelly Writers House, Penn students read 82 columns and a personal memoir written by Charles Blow, an opinion writer at The New York Times.
The 124th running of the Penn Relays featured athletes from more than 200 colleges, 1,000 high schools, and professionals competing in the three-day festival.
When they graduate next year, students in the Class of 2019 will remember April 26 as the heyday of their college lives. Hey Day is the annual rite of passage for juniors, when they move up the class ranks to become seniors.
