7/5

Ice Cream Social

Members of the Penn community are invited to enjoy free ice cream with Liz Magill, who begins her tenure as president of Penn on July 1.

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

College Green

Through

9/4

Isaac Julien

In celebration of the centennial, the Barnes has commissioned “Once Again . . . (Statues Never Die),” an immersive five-screen film installation by artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien. The work explores the close relationship of Dr. Albert C. Barnes, an early U.S. collector and exhibitor of African material culture, and Alain Locke, cultural theorist and “Father of the Harlem Renaissance."

All Day

2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Through

9/5

Summer of Swings

Morris Arboretum Garden

Morris Arboretum presents Summer of Swings, a seasonal exhibit that invites guests to swing on 10 newly installed swings spread across 92 acres of the grounds.

12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Morris Arboretum, 100 E. Northwestern Ave.

7/8

Jazz Night at The Rotunda

Exterior of The Rotunda.

The Rotunda features Brandon Lopez/Gerald Cleaver Duo & TONED for a jazz night of drumming and saxophones.

8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut 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.

Former president of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf sits on a stage with NPR reporter Deborah Amos, with rows of onlookers in chairs and a sign behind them reading Perry World House

Africa’s Iron Lady

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former president of Liberia and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, came to Perry World House as part of the Global Order Colloquium.

Kristen de Groot ・ October 4, 2021

Portrait of William Still.

Honoring William Still on his 200th birthday

A conference, a website, and more are planned on campus and around the city to celebrate the abolitionist who helped nearly 1,000 enslaved people to freedom.

Kristen de Groot ・ September 29, 2021

Former attorney general of the United States Loretta Lynch, wearing glasses, a black surgical mask and a blue suit dress, gestures as the speaks to a man in the foreground

Penn Political Union hosts AG Loretta Lynch

The first female African American attorney general discussed everything from her thoughts on law enforcement reform to her most memorable cases.

Kristen de Groot ・ September 28, 2021

grand opening of perry world house

Perry World House turns 5

In a photo essay, Penn Today highlights some of the center’s memorable guests and events from over the half decade.

Kristen de Groot ・ September 27, 2021

Three students with backpacks walk across a foot bridge with high fences and graffiti on the low walls in Philadelphia.

Exploring along the edges of Philadelphia reveals the essence of the city

The SNF Paideia Program teamed up with Penn alumnus and artist JJ Tiziou for “Walk Around Philadelphia,” a fall retreat for student fellows.

Kristen de Groot ・ September 16, 2021

Meg Guliford, John Gans, Wazhmah Osman and Trudy Rubin sit in chairs on a stage with the words Perry World House on the wall behind them

Afghanistan’s future after the U.S. withdrawal

Perry World House held a hybrid panel this week to look at what the future holds for Afghanistan, featuring in-person speakers and audience members, as well as virtual attendees watching online.

Kristen de Groot ・ September 16, 2021

A zoom meeting screen shows Elizabeth Vale on the left screen and former Washington Post executive editor Martin Baron on the right screen.

Martin Baron on the future of news and importance of investigative journalism

The former executive editor of The Washington Post spoke with Fels Distinguished Fellow Elizabeth Vale as part of the Fels Public Policy in Practice series.

Kristen de Groot ・ September 13, 2021

ground zero from liberty state park

9/11, 20 years later

Experts across the University share their thoughts on how 9/11 transformed their field, their research, and the world.

Kristen de Groot, Louisa Shepard ・ September 7, 2021

Pro-choice activists hold signs reading "keep abortion legal' and "protect abortion access' in front of the US Supreme Court building

Texas abortion ban

Penn Law’s Serena Mayeri on what the law means and what’s next for Texas and the nation.

Kristen de Groot ・ September 1, 2021

Hasan Küçük stands with his hands in his jeans pockets in front of the wooden double doors and red brick facade of Fisher-Bennett Hall

Harun Küçük brings science, philosophy, and history to the Middle East Center

The newly appointed faculty director says his aim “first and foremost is to maintain all the good things that the Center’s already doing.”

Kristen de Groot ・ August 27, 2021