9/29

Arthur Tress

Japainese painting of river, people crossing bridge, and cherry blossoms.

In 2018, acclaimed photographer Arthur Tress donated over 1,200 titles to the Penn Libraries’ Kislak Center, including rare volumes from the late 1700s to the 1930s, as well as artist books related to kyōka poetry, erotica, and design. In this two-day symposium, scholars convene to discuss the world of Japanese books and collecting.

3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Hybrid

10/4

Alex M. Azar II

Alex M. Azar II.

The Leonard Davis Institute presents Alex M. Azar II, the 24th U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, responsible for overseeing Medicare, Medicaid, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health. Azar will discuss his tenure at HHS and the important challenges ahead with Penn Professor and LDI Fellow Kevin Volpp, followed by a Q&A session open to the audience.

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Colonial Penn Center Auditorium, 3641 Locust Walk

10/6

Walk Around Philadelphia

Exterior of Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral.

The SNS Paideia Program invites participants on a walk around the perimeter of the city of Philadelphia with a light breakfast, quick orientation to the walk, and tour of the landscape, history, terrain, and place that is Philadelphia. The walk is designed by Philadelphia-based artist and Penn alumnus JJ Tiziou.

8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, 3717 Chestnut St.

10/6

Mary Sarah Bilder

Mary Sarah Bilder.

The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School presents Mary Sarah Bilder, a professor of law at Boston College and author of “Female Genius: Eliza Harriot and George Washington at the Dawn of the Constitution,” to deliver the 2022 Arlin M. Adams Lecture.

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

3501 Sansom St.

Kristen de Groot

Kristen de Groot

News Officer

Kristen de Groot covers several subject areas in the School of Arts & Sciences including Political Science, History, Economics, East Asian Languages, Germanic Languages and Literature, Russian & East European Studies, and International Studies, the Penn in Washington Program, the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy, Think Tanks & Civil Societies, Penn Opinion Research & Election Studies (PORES), the McNeil Center for Early American Studies, Penn Institute for Economic Research, the Center for Study of Contemporary China and Center for East Asian Studies, the Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics, Fels Institute for Government, and the Center for Ethnicity Race and Immigration. She also covers Penn Global’s Research and Engagement Fund, the SNF Paideia Program, and Perry World House.

Chenoa Flippen addresses an audience before a panel on Latino voting history.

A hub for scholarship on ethnicity, race, and immigration

The Center for the Study of Ethnicity, Race, and Immigration brings together undergraduates, graduates, and faculty across the University to build connections and enhance and fund research.

Kristen de Groot ・September 30, 2022

Protesters and cars jam a street in Tehran, Iran.

Iran protests, explained

Historian Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, an expert on modern Iran and gender in the School of Arts & Sciences, discusses what sparked the protests and why they’re important.

Kristen de Groot ・September 29, 2022

Five people sit in chairs on a stage at Perry World House

Russia ramps up war effort as Ukraine makes gains

Perry World House hosted a panel of experts to discuss the state of Ukraine after seven months of conflict, looking at how international support can be most effective.

Kristen de Groot ・September 22, 2022

Three people sit on a stage at a table

Unpacking Latino conservatism

The Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies hosted Geraldo Cadava, author of “The Hispanic Republican,” and Penn political scientist Michael Jones-Correa to help situate recent Latino trends within the longer historical perspective.

Kristen de Groot ・September 19, 2022

Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Penn climate scientist Michael E. Mann sit on a stage at Perry World house in front of an audience of listeners

The future of globalization in a fracturing world

Perry World House’s 2022 Global Order Colloquium hosted experts from government, the media, and across the University to tackle the topic of the state of globalization

Kristen de Groot ・September 16, 2022

Framed photo of Queen Elizabeth sits amid bouquets of flowers

Reflections on the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II

Five experts from the University consider the regent’s seven-decade reign, weighing everything from the changing role of media in crafting her image to the future of the United Kingdom.

Kristen de Groot, Michele W. Berger, Louisa Shepard ・September 9, 2022

A man walks past graffiti about Irish unification on a wall in Belfast.

Making sense of a United Ireland

In a new book, political scientist Brendan O’Leary explores the contentious issue of a reunited Ireland and why now is the time to consider the future of the island.

Kristen de Groot ・September 2, 2022

A portrait of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and flowers at his foundation's headquarters In Moscow

Mikhail Gorbachev’s legacy

Penn experts share their thoughts on Gorbachev’s impact on the Soviet Union and the world, and how history will remember him.

Kristen de Groot ・September 2, 2022

Person seen walking in a town across the river from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine

Ukraine nuclear power plant caught in war’s crossfire

The School of Arts & Sciences’ Anna Mikulska, an expert on the geopolitics of energy, discusses the situation at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Station, Russia’s aims, and what she’s most concerned about.

Kristen de Groot ・August 31, 2022

A book entitled "Diana, the People's Princess" with a photo of her face is being held by a man in a suit

A historical look at Diana, 25 years after her death

Emma Hart, director of the McNeil Center for Early American Studies, offers her perspective on the history of royal celebrity, the British monarchy’s current role in public life, and how history might view Diana, Princess of Wales.

Kristen de Groot ・August 22, 2022