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Louisa Shepard

Senior News Officer
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  • Louisa Shepard

    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
    ‘The Illuminated Body’ fuses color, light, and sound
    barbara earl thomas with seth parker woods

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    ‘The Illuminated Body’ fuses color, light, and sound

    A new Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition of work by artist Barbara Earl Thomas features cut-paper portraits reminiscent of stained glass and an immersive installation constructed with intricately cut material lit from behind.
    Penn 2022 graduate awarded a Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Fellowship
    Jade Golzalez standing outside with a wooden fence behind her

    Jade Gonzalez, a 2022 Penn graduate, has been chosen for a Pickering Fellowship. 

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

    Penn 2022 graduate awarded a Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Fellowship

    Jade Gonzalez, a 2022 Penn graduate, has been selected as a 2024 Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Fellow and will receive funding for a two-year master’s degree and path to a career in the U.S. Foreign Service.
    Penn named a ‘top producer’ of 2023-24 Fulbright Scholars 
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    Penn named a ‘top producer’ of 2023-24 Fulbright Scholars 

    The U.S. Department of State has named Penn a Fulbright U.S. Student Program “top producing institution” for the 2023-24 academic year, as one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of recipients selected.
    25 years of ‘LOVE’
    dramatic light on Robert Indiana’s LOVE statue on Penn’s caption.

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    25 years of ‘LOVE’

    The iconic sculpture by pop artist Robert Indiana arrived on campus in 1999 and soon became a natural place to come together.
    Civil Rights photography at the Penn Libraries
    Time of Change Civil Rights Photography of Bruce Davidson with two photos

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    Civil Rights photography at the Penn Libraries

    A new collaboration between the Penn Art Collection and the Penn Libraries has mounted its first exhibition on the fifth floor of the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. “Time of Change: Civil Rights Photography of Bruce Davidson” is on view through May 20.
    A ‘celebrity translator’ takes center stage
    emily wilson sitting in the penn museum auditorium

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    A ‘celebrity translator’ takes center stage

    Emily Wilson, professor of classical studies, is renowned for her English translations of Homer’s ancient Greek epic poems, first “The Odyssey” and now the “The Iliad.”
    Talking about antisemitism
    Dara Horn speaking and gesturing with her hands.

    Award-winning author Dara Horn has written five novels and collection of essays. 

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    Talking about antisemitism

    More than 200 people attended a talk by author Dara Horn at Penn Hillel, the first of six speaker events in a new series on antisemitism and education organized by the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies.
    Exploring Jane Austen and Taylor Swift
    Melissa Jensen standing on a stairway

    A 1989 Penn grad, Melissa Jensen has taught literature and writing at Penn for 15 years.

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    Exploring Jane Austen and Taylor Swift

    In a first-year English seminar taught by Melissa Jensen in the School of Arts & Sciences, students focus on the teenaged writing by now-famous authors, musicians, and artists, including Jane Austen and Taylor Swift.
    Penn alum named 2024 Churchill Scholar 
    Xander Uyttendaele standing in front of a windowed door with sunlight streaming through

    A May graduate of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Xander Uyttendaele is among 16 students or recent graduates selected nationwide as 2024 Churchill Scholars.

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

    Penn alum named 2024 Churchill Scholar 

    Xander Uyttendaele, a 2023 graduate, is among 16 selected nationwide to receive the scholarship.
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