4/22
Greg Johnson
Managing Editor
Greg Johnson covers Penn Athletics and Recreation, which includes sports teams, intramural sports, and the Penn Relays. He manages the annual Research at Penn publication, which highlights notable research from all 12 schools at Penn.
Field hockey star looks back on record-breaking career, forward to Olympics
Soon after she concluded her record-breaking field hockey career at Penn, senior forward Alexa Hoover took a moment to reflect upon her extraordinary athletic achievements.
Penn dispatches Albany in WNIT, preps for St. John’s
The Quakers beat Albany 76-61 on Friday to advance to the second round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament.
Penn fights valiantly, but felled by top-seeded Kansas
The Quakers led by 10 early in the first-round NCAA Tournament game, but the Jayhawks pulled out a 76-60 victory.
Hurrah, Hurrah! Penn defeats Harvard for Ivy League title, advances to NCAA tourney
With the win, Penn advances to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.
Mentorship program introduces students of color to their Ivy League contemporaries
The HERstory/HIStory mentors from Penn’s W. E. B. Du Bois College House offer advice, wisdom, and friendship to local second-, third-, and fourth-graders.
Franklin Field played host to the Eagles’ last NFL title
In 1960, the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Green Bay Packers in the NFL Championship Game at Franklin Field.
The importance of free speech on college campuses
Running Penn’s Committee on Open Expression has given Sigal Ben-Porath an up-close look at free speech on campus—and even inspired her to write a book on the topic.
Taking stock of Philly’s historic sacred places
The City of Philadelphia was created in 1682 as part of William Penn’s “Holy Experiment” where people of different religious faiths could worship freely and live in peace.
For the Record: The 7-time national champion Penn Quakers football team
The Penn football team has won seven national championships, tied with Michigan and Oklahoma for seventh all-time.
Skills Initiative Gives Unemployed West Philadelphians Job Training
She fell in love with the trees. Born and raised in West Philadelphia, she would pass through Penn as a curious and attentive child. Traveling on SEPTA with her mother, she was fascinated by the University’s arboreal campus, unique and scenic architecture, and pacific quality of life.