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

Penn students and alumni awarded Fulbright 2024 U.S. Student Program grants

Thirteen Penn students and alumni have been offered Fulbright grants for the 2024-25 academic year. They will conduct research, pursue graduate degrees, or teach English in a dozen nations.

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Penn fourth-year student William Niu named a 2024 Hertz Fellow

Fourth-year student Zijian (William) Niu in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a 2024 Hertz Fellowship in applied science, engineering, and mathematics and will receive five years of funding, as much as $250,000, to pursue a doctoral degree.

A Class like no other

As three fourth-year students look forward to Commencement, a look back at their Penn journey, which started during a global pandemic.

Making life easier for students with learning differences

Fourth-year students Yash Dhir and Rahul Nambiar were awarded the President’s Innovation Prize for their web-based education management tool, Jochi, to help middle and high school students.

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Penn third-year named 2024 Udall Scholar

Third-year Joey Wu, studying bioengineering and environmental science in the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER) program, has been named a 2024 Udall Scholar.

Margaret Atwood and Emily Wilson sitting in chairs on a stage with flowers on a table in front of them and tall green plants to the side

In conversation with the iconic Margaret Atwood

Author and poet Margaret Atwood was featured in conversation with Professor Emily Wilson during the School of Arts & Sciences’ annual Dean’s Forum.

Two Penn students awarded a 2024 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans

Two Penn students have each received a 2024 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans: Min Jae Kim, an M.D./Ph.D. in the Perelman School of Medicine, and Zijian (William) Niu a fourth-year in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Penn team of four undergrads awarded the Davis Projects for Peace grant

Four students in the College of Arts and Sciences have been chosen for 2024 Kathryn Wasserman Davis Projects for Peace grant of $10,000 for their summer community health care project in Philadelphia addressing reproductive justice and menstrual equity.

Two Penn students awarded Truman Scholarships

Third-year students Aravind Krishnan and Tej Patel in the Vagelos Program in Life Sciences and Management have received Harry S. Truman Scholarships.

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Picturing artistic pursuits

Hundreds of undergraduates take classes in the fine arts each semester, among them painting and drawing, ceramics and sculpture, printmaking and animation, photography and videography. The courses, through the School of Arts & Sciences and the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, give students the opportunity to immerse themselves in an art form in a collaborative way.