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

Rabbi Mike Uram of Penn Hillel Receives a 2016 National Jewish Book Award

Michael Uram, executive director and campus rabbi of Hillel at the University of Pennsylvania, has won a 2016 National Jewish Book Award for his first book, Next Generation Judaism: How College Students and Hillel Can Help Reinvent Jewish Organizations.

Penn Students Engage in Service-learning Projects in Atlanta and Appalachia

People affected by urban and rural poverty, and the complexities of those issues, were the focus for two groups of University of Pennsylvania students during Winter Break service trips.

Penn's Arthur Ross Gallery Landscape/Soundscape Exhibit Includes Digital Student Exhibition

In conjunction with the Arthur Ross Gallery’s latest exhibition Landscape / Soundscape, a digital student exhibition features 11 photographs and accompanying sound art pieces from University of Pennsylvania students.

Penn’s Kelly Writers House to hold popular ‘Mind of Winter’ program

One must have a mind of winter“The Snow Man” by Wallace StevensWinter-inspired readings, homemade soup, and a roaring fire are featured during “Mind of Winter,” a popular Kelly Writers House program.

Penn GSE Student Helps Local Immigrants and Refugees Learn English

Each of the five students in the English class is a refugee, each from a different country, each with a different language. The volunteer teacher, Anne Pyzocha, is a student herself, pursuing a master’s degree at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education.

National Geographic Explorer to Speak at Event Presented by Penn’s Morris Arboretum

National Geographic explorer and educator John Francis will speak about his experiences as an environmental activist and practitioner at an event presented by the University of Pennsylvania’s Morris Arboretum in partnership with Temple University Ambler.

University of Pennsylvania Art History Professor David Brownlee Wins Lifetime Achievement ‘Globy’

David Brownlee, University of Pennsylvania professor of the history of art, has received a lifetime achievement award from the Global Philadelphia Association for his contributions to the growth of the city.

A leader on Penn’s football team embraces ‘big moment’ off the field

“You have the potential to save someone’s life,” Philippi says. “How do you say no to that?”

Author Carmen Machado sitting on a sofa by a window and the cover of her memoir In the Dream House with an illustration of a house with a person looking out

Tales of abuse from a ‘Dream House’

Carmen María Machado, who teaches speculative fiction as a writer in residence in the Creative Writing Program, has received extraordinary attention for her new memoir, “In the Dream House,” using multiple genres to describe an abusive relationship with her former girlfriend.

And the Oscar goes to…

Excellent writing is evident in many of the films nominated for Academy Awards this year, with several edgy alternative films sharing major categories with mainstream blockbusters, says Penn’s Timothy Corrigan, a professor of English and cinema and media studies.