Louisa Shepard | Penn Today

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

Democracy and the Russia Investigation Tops Discussion With Congressman Adam Schiff at Perry World House

U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, spoke at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perry World House on Thursday about threats to democracy.

Penn students explore city in creative ‘Writing Philadelphia’ course

Literally taking to the streets of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania students found inspiration in parks, museums, subways and street corners for their “Writing Philadelphia” class assignments.

Penn Libraries put Marian Anderson back on the world stage

There are 525 boxes that contain the personal diaries, programs, and scrapbooks of the world-renowned singer Marian Anderson, all bequeathed to Penn. Most of the cartons are in a storage facility in New Jersey, but they will soon be on their way back to campus.

Trio of shows at ICA tackle topical social issues

New exhibitions at Penn’s Institute of Contemporary Art will explore how artists have captured, interrogated, and responded to rapidly changing environments in contemporary society.

Steven Weitzman of Penn’s Katz Center Receives a 2017 National Jewish Book Award

Steven Weitzman of the University of Pennsylvania has won a 2017 National Jewish Book Award for his book The Origin of the Jews: The Quest for Roots in a Rootless Age.

30 rare prints make French impressions at gallery show

The etching by impressionist painter Edgar Degas pictures a little girl, her expression serious, her dress formal, her long hair pinned back with a bow. The extraordinarily rare artwork is one of 30 French master prints in a new exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery.

Penn Design’s Kenneth Lum Named an Officer in the Order of Canada

University of Pennsylvania Professor Kenneth Lum, chair of the Fine Arts Department in the School of Design, has been named an Officer in the Order of Canada, one of the

Experimentation creates unique Penn English course

School of Arts and Sciences professsor's unique writing lesson is one used by professors and writers worldwide.

Kelly Writers House and Perry World House collaborate in writer-in-residence program

A new collaboration between Kelly Writers House and Perry World House offers a residency program for journalists whose work puts their safety at risk.

’50s quiz show featured at Penn Museum

An early popular television show now featured in a Penn Museum exhibit starred an unlikely subject and celebrity.