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Louisa Shepard

Senior News Officer
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    Louisa Shepard covers English, history of art, music, theater, classical studies, and cinema and media studies, among other subject areas, in the School of Arts and Sciences. She also supports coverage for the Kelly Writers House, the Graduate School of Education, the Penn Libraries, the Penn Museum, the Arthur Ross Gallery, and the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships, as well as fine arts in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design. 

    Articles from Louisa Shepard
    Finding a forgotten architect, Philadelphia’s Minerva Parker Nichols
    four blueprint architectural drawings on a table with an open photo book

    Architectural drawings by Nichols of a Philadelphia home in the Archives’ collection, and her journal tracking the growth of her four children, with photos and handwritten notes, are in the exhibition.

    (Image: Eric Sucar)

    Finding a forgotten architect, Philadelphia’s Minerva Parker Nichols

    More than a decade of research by Molly Lester of the Weitzman School of Design is the foundation of a new exhibition at Penn’s Architectural Archives: “Minerva Parker Nichols: The Search for a Forgotten Architect” focuses on the nation’s first woman to practice architecture independently.
    2022 PIP/PEP winners: Where are they now?
    cosmic writers of the presidents engagement prize Rowana Miller, left, and Manoj Simha, right, co-founders of Cosmic Writers and winners of the 2022 President’s Engagement Prize.

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    2022 PIP/PEP winners: Where are they now?

    Nearly a year after the winners of the President’s Innovation Prize (PIP) and President’s Engagement Prize (PEP) began their projects, a look at how the work of these eight intrepid alumni has evolved.
    Penn’s eight 2023 Thouron Scholars named
    Eight students pictured separately.

    Penn’s eight 2023 Thouron Scholars are, from left, (top) fourth-years Alisa Ghura, Shivani Nellore, Winston Peloso, Gabriella Rabito (bottom) May graduate Srinidhi Ramakrishna, fourth-years Thomas Russell, Oliver Stern, and Elena Tisnovsky.

    (Image: Courtesy of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships)

    Penn’s eight 2023 Thouron Scholars named

    Seven fourth-year students and one May graduate have each received a 2023 Thouron Award to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.
    A rare rediscovery revealed
    Jalen Chang with courbet

    Jalen Chang, a Ph.D. candidate in art history at Penn, was a research assistant for the exhibition.

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    A rare rediscovery revealed

    An oil painting by 19th-century French artist Gustave Courbet that was found in the School of Dental Medicine’s storage is now on view at the Arthur Ross Gallery.
    Discovering the lives and work of 19th-century female landscape painters
    Aili Waller and Professor Michael Leja looking at a historic book while sitting at a wooden table in a historic room.

    Waller has taken courses and completed an independent study with Michael Leja (right), history of art professor, and is also working with him as a researcher. 

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    Discovering the lives and work of 19th-century female landscape painters

    Third-year Aili Waller applies her experience with family genealogy research to her studies in art history, specifically 19th-century women who were landscape painters.
    Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw brings art history to ‘Kids Corner’ on WXPN
    Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw and Kathy O'Connell speaking into microphones in the WXPN radio studio.

    Shaw and O’Connell record the art history show to air on the first Thursday of each month. 

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    Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw brings art history to ‘Kids Corner’ on WXPN

    Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw speaks about artists and art history during a monthly segment on WXPN’s “Kids Corner,” marking 35 years on the air with host Kathy O’Connell and producer Robert Drake. 
    Evoking an ancient world
    Benjamin Bagby speaking and gesturing with his hand

    Bagby has been performing “Beowulf” for nearly 30 years.

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    Evoking an ancient world

    The medieval English epic poem “Beowulf” is brought to life in a musical performance by Benjamin Bagby and academic discussion through a partnership among the Penn Live Arts, the Libraries, and the School of Arts & Sciences. 
    Two Penn fourth-years awarded 2023 Churchill Scholarships
    student Ryan Jeong sitting in a chair and student Arnav Lal standing outside

    College of Arts and Sciences fourth-years Ryan Jeong (left) and Arnav Lal are among 16 students selected nationwide to receive a Churchill Scholarship for a year of graduate research study at the University of Cambridge in England.

    Two Penn fourth-years awarded 2023 Churchill Scholarships

    College of Arts and Sciences fourth-years Ryan Jeong and Arnav Lal are among 16 students selected nationwide to receive a Churchill Scholarship for a year of graduate research study at the University of Cambridge in England.
    Penn fourth-year Vikram Balasubramanian named George J. Mitchell Scholar
    Vikram Balasubramanian standing in front of a leafy hedge wearing a suit and tie

    Fourth-year Vikram Balasubramanian has been selected as one of 12 in the nation to receive a George J. Mitchell Scholarship, which covers one academic year of graduate study in Ireland or Northern Ireland.

    Penn fourth-year Vikram Balasubramanian named George J. Mitchell Scholar

    Fourth-year Vikram Balasubramanian, a double-major in statistics and philosophy in the Wharton School and the College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected as one of 12 in the nation to receive a George J. Mitchell Scholarship, which covers one academic year of graduate study in Ireland or Northern Ireland.
    New Eastern Mediterranean Gallery opens at the Penn Museum
    half dozen people in a museum gallery

    Featuring 400 objects that span a period of 4,000 years, the Penn Museum is opening a new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery, the latest step in its building transformation.

    New Eastern Mediterranean Gallery opens at the Penn Museum

    Featuring 400 objects that span a period of 4,000 years, the Penn Museum is opening its new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery, the latest step in a multi-year building transformation.
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