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Possessed: The Salem witch trials
Possessed: The Salem witch trials
This spring marks the 330th anniversary of the Salem witch trials, during which a total of 20 “afflicted girls” accused around 150 people, 19 of whom were executed. Historian Kathleen M. Brown discusses why this episode is still fascinating today.
Four takeaways from the ‘The Struggle for Women’s Human Rights’
Four takeaways from the ‘The Struggle for Women’s Human Rights’
In an event marking Women’s History Month, the Law School’s Rangita de Silva de Alwis joined Perry World House’s LaShawn R. Jefferson in the discussion “Global Justice: The Struggle for Women’s Human Rights.”
Pandemic shifts: Oliver Kaplan on outing and education policy
Pandemic shifts: Oliver Kaplan on outing and education policy
The pandemic led Oliver Kaplan, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, to reconsider his academic path. He changed his major to philosophy and now hopes to shape educational policy for LGBTQ+ students.
People and Places at Penn: Winter solace
People and Places at Penn: Winter solace
From the Class of 1923 Ice Skating Rink to La Casa Latina, four students speak to what motivates them through the season.
Black histories and Black futures
Black histories and Black futures
Professors and students reflect on 50 years of Black studies at Penn.
Jolyon Baraka Thomas on curiosity and contentment
Jolyon Baraka Thomas on curiosity and contentment
For Jolyon Baraka Thomas of the School of Arts & Sciences, the route to religious studies was the same one that led him away from faith.
Mehek Boparai on ‘Jeopardy’s National College Championship’
Mehek Boparai on ‘Jeopardy’s National College Championship’
Twenty-five thousand people tried out for this year’s “Jeopardy National College Championship,” which began Feb. 8. Of those, 36 were chosen, including Penn senior Mehek Boparai.
Penn Lions in the Year of the Tiger
Penn Lions in the Year of the Tiger
The Penn Lions spreads good luck and blessings for Lunar New Year, a reminder of rebirth and new beginnings.
Interfaith activism at the second annual University Forum on Social Equity and Community
Interfaith activism at the second annual University Forum on Social Equity and Community
In the second annual University Forum on Social Equity and Community, the School of Arts & Sciences’ Barbara D. Savage moderated a conversation on interfaith activism.
Anti-racism and reproductive justice
Anti-racism and reproductive justice
PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts joined Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood, in the 21st annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice. They addressed the intersectional nature of anti-racism and reproductive freedom.