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For the Record: Language Lab
Penn’s Language Laboratory allowed students to work on improving their foreign language skills by listening to recordings and also recording their own pronunciations. Created in 1959, the Lab in Logan Hall was equipped with 40 booths that contained apparatus that provided students with audio of expert pronunciation of l
Penn Senior Charlotte Matthai Expands Knowledge of Art Outside of the Classroom
Charlotte Matthai found inspiration for her University of Pennsylvania senior thesis project during a research venture that took her to museums in three states.
For the Record: Karl Greenwood Miller
Karl Greenwood Miller was a progressive leader who played a significant role in shaping Penn’s College of Liberal Arts for Women. Founded in 1933, the College was led by Merle Odgers for its first thr
Fall lectures at Penn talk race, science, and the humanities
Penn offers opportunities to feed your brain through an assortment of fascinating lecture series this fall. “The Public Classroom @ Penn Museum,” a series of five free evening classes, brings together internationally renowned experts to discuss race, science, and justice in “
Annenberg Center Live sings the blues for 2016-17 season
The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts’ partnerships with Penn’s Cinema and Media Studies Program and the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) are creating synergies that offer unique program
Penn’s English Language Programs Teaches Philadelphia Union Players
The English Language Programs at the University of Pennsylvania often teaches in traditional classrooms, but, in a unique situation instructing international professional athletes, the language laboratory is sometimes on a soccer field.
Penn’s 2017 Kelly Writers House Fellows Announced
The University of Pennsylvania will host Maria Bamford, Nathaniel Mackey and Lydia Davis as Kelly Writers House fellows during the spring 2017 semester.
Convocation 2016
At Convocation, Penn President Amy Gutmann challenged the newest members of the Penn community—the Class of 2020 and transfer students—to learn and grow by taking risks.
Penn Rising Senior Sarah Eisler Explores Children’s Book Publishing and New York City
Through a University of Pennsylvania internship, rising senior Sarah Eisler honed her skills and learned more about the children’s book publishing industry. Eisler spent eight weeks as an intern at Downtown Bookworks in New York City.