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Improving college access for Philadelphia’s Latinx community
Emilio Parrado in a classroom gesturing as he speaks to the class. Two people are blurred behind in the background. The 22 students in Emilio Parrado’s Academically Based Community Service course on Latinx in the United States will mentor high schoolers who are part of the Centro de Cultura Arte Trabajo y Educación (CCATE) college-readiness program. Here Parrado describes the next steps to the class, with CCATE’s Holly Link and Obed Arango in the background.

Improving college access for Philadelphia’s Latinx community

A collaboration between Penn and the nonprofit Centro de Cultura Arte Trabajo y Educación aims to enhance a thriving post-secondary success program, create mentoring opportunities, and more.

Michele W. Berger

Jolyon Baraka Thomas on curiosity and contentment
A man in a three-piece suit stands in front of a stone building

For religious studies professor Jolyon Thomas, “faith is a black box,” he says. Rather than be a participant in religious faith, Thomas is much more interested in studying its causations, repercussions, and interplay with identity, politics, and education.

Jolyon Baraka Thomas on curiosity and contentment

For Jolyon Baraka Thomas of the School of Arts & Sciences, the route to religious studies was the same one that led him away from faith.

Kristina Linnea García

A hearty thank you from Penn’s longtime leader
Penn President Amy Gutmann stands among many Penn students in a large tent for a party.

A hearty thank you from Penn’s longtime leader

Former President Amy Gutmann offered gratitude for and bid farewell to the Penn community who she says has become her family throughout the years.

Lauren Hertzler

Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition explores Asian migration to Latin America 
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A traveling exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery, “No Ocean Between Us: Art of Asian Diasporas in Latin America & The Caribbean, 1945-Present,” explores Asian migration to Latin America and its influence on modern and contemporary art. Adriana Ospina, curator and director of the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington D.C., spoke at the Feb. 4 Gallery exhibition opening. 

Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition explores Asian migration to Latin America 

“No Ocean Between Us: Art of Asian Diasporas in Latin America & The Caribbean, 1945-Present” explores Asian migration to Latin America and its influence on modern and contemporary art, on view through May 23.

Louisa Shepard

Inspiring people, place, and purpose
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Inspiring people, place, and purpose

Penn President Amy Gutmann’s record tenure of nearly 18 years is the University’s most transformative.

Penn Today Staff

From 2,800-year-old charred food lumps, a window into past civilizations
Kathy Morrison sitting at a computer in a lab, gesturing to grad student Moriah McKenna. They both wear white lab coats. In front of them is a computer screen with what looks like a large rock. Next to the computer is a large microscope with its light on.

Archaeologist Kathleen Morrison (center) and anthropology doctoral student Moriah McKenna discuss one of the charred lumps from a 2010 excavation in southern India. The image is possible thanks to a new microscope, seen here on the right, that takes and stitches together high-resolution images in incredible detail. (Image: Eric Sucar)

From 2,800-year-old charred food lumps, a window into past civilizations

At a site in southern India, archaeologist Kathleen Morrison and colleagues discovered the remains of two types of dough, offering insights into how the region’s dietary practices have evolved.

Michele W. Berger

A chance to imagine memorials of tomorrow
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A chance to imagine memorials of tomorrow

A history course taught by Jared Farmer looks at Philadelphia’s monuments past and present, and lets students envision what future memorials may be.

Kristen de Groot

Penn Lions in the Year of the Tiger
A pair of dancers are framed by two others inside lion costumes

The Penn Lions train for Lunar New Year. This year’s choreography features a tussle between two lions.

Penn Lions in the Year of the Tiger

The Penn Lions spreads good luck and blessings for Lunar New Year, a reminder of rebirth and new beginnings.

Kristina Linnea García

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