Greg Johnson

“Penn’s strength is connected to the greatness of the community it shares,” says Glenn Bryan, the assistant vice president of community relations in the Office of Government and Community Affairs.

From the moment fruit vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in Tunisia, marking the beginning of the current Arab uprisings, the Al Jazeera television network has dominated news coverage of the region, reporting on the revolts from all angles, with correspondents in different locations and news crews in all the hot spots.

The 27th annual Philadelphia International Children’s Festival takes over the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts from Thursday, April 7, to Saturday, April 9, with a fiesta that is open to children of all ages, but is geared toward ages 3 to 12.

Coach Al Bagnoli is a winner. The George A.

Student fashionistas will get a chance to strike a pose and show off their finest inspirations during Penn Fashion Week, March 28 to April 2 at a number of campus locations.Celebrating its fifth anniversary, the six-day celebration will feature keynote speakers, professional panel discussions and a student-produced runway show.

WHAT: The Landmark Americana Tap & Grill, a West Philadelphia eatery that opened in May 2010 at 3333 Market St. WHEN: The restaurant is open Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. On Sunday, Landmark opens at 2 p.m.

In 2007, the online Penn Sports Network (PSN), operated by Penn Athletics, was launched to offer Quaker fans, foreign and domestic, unparalleled access to all 33 varsity

The Penn Sports Network, an online sports center operated by Penn Athletics, was launched in 2007 to offer Quaker fans, foreign and domestic, unparalleled access to all 33 varsity sports at the University, and exclusive live audio and video streaming of Penn

Upon appointing Mary Frances Berry, the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History at Penn, as the first chairwoman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in 1993, President Clinton called her a “civil rights scholar as well as an advocate.”

Something is brewing in the state of Egypt. It began in Tunisia, where demonstrators ousted their longtime president and forced him into exile, before spreading to other nations in North Africa and the Middle East.