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Q&A with Susan B. Sorenson
Susan B. Sorenson grew up in the Midwest with the core social justice value that if something isn’t right, you should try to fix it.
Out & About: Services in University City
WHAT: Whether you’ve worked on campus for a while or are new to Penn, it’s easy to forget some of the basic amenities that are on and around campus. What follows is a brief list of some of these services.
Staff Q&A with John Prendergast
Open up the recent issue of The Pennsylvania Gazette and you’ll see a story about Penn scholars in Egypt during that country’s uprising,
The ARCH building’s historic arc
The Arts, Research and Culture House, or ARCH building, has long been a campus landmark.
Examining humanity through an original mix of scholarship
Kaja Silverman’s home is in Penn’s Department of the History of Art, but through her career, her wide breadth of scholarship has included film, photography, art, psychoanalysis, literature and feminist theory.
Out & About: Clark Park upgrade
WHAT: If you’ve walked around the University City neighborhood in recent months, you’ve probably noticed the chain-link fencing keeping people out of the “A” section of Clark Park. In early June, the fences will come down, and this section of the park will reopen to the public.
Staff Q&A with Eric Baratta
Eric Baratta’s first theatrical role, back in his high school days, was in Shakespeare’s classic play, “Macbeth.” Not a bad first experience on the stage. But Baratta didn’t play the Scottish king. His debut was much more modest.
The rapid rise of service learning
In the 1991-92 school year, three Penn faculty members taught 100 students in four Academically Based Community Service (ABCS) courses, classes that involve hands-on, real-world problem solving.
Student Spotlight with Meghna Chandra
GET ON THE BUS: Meghna Chandra, a sophomore from New Hampshire, is one of 40 students selected from across the country to be part of the 2011 Student Freedom Ride.
Q&A with Dau Jok
For College freshman Dau Jok, violence used to be a way of life. In his native Southern Sudan, it was the way conflicts were resolved.