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6/6

Toll the Bell: A Cry for Peace

Toll the Bell is a city-wide sound installation bringing greater awareness to the gun violence epidemic affecting our city and the nation. At 1 p.m. on June 6, National Gun Violence Awareness Day, a prolonged period of bell ringing and other sound-making will take place at 30-plus locations across the city and beyond.

1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Various locations

4/10

Wharton People Analytics Conference

Crosswalk with pedestrians overlaid by 1s and 0s.

This two-day conference explores the latest advances and urgent questions in people analytics, including upskilling, AI, and the future of work, as well as networking opportunities for students, academics, and industry experts.

All Day

Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut St.

5/17

Penn GSE @ Alumni Weekend 2025

People standing in the lobby of Penn GSE and on the stairs.

This event will feature “Discourse and Democracy: The Classroom as a Catalyst for Bridging Differences,” a panel discussion with Professor Sigal Ben-Porath and Associate Professor Abby Resiman, moderated by Dean Katharine Strunk. The event will also honor Penn GSE alumni teachers who are celebrating at least their fifth year in the classroom, ending with a reception to connect with members of the Penn and Penn GSE communities.

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Stiteler Hall, 3700 Walnut St.

5/16

Alumni Weekend @ Penn

alumni hold Penn '99 signs and umbrella for Alumni Parade

Penn Alumni will reunite with classmates at events like Franklin Fest, will stroll down Locust Walk during the Parade of Classes, enjoy the Alumni Picnic, attend panel discussions, raise a toast to Dear Old Penn at reunion celebrations, and attend an all-alumni brunch and memorial service, among numerous other activities.

All Day

Various locations

3/31

Neo-Lachrymosity and the Writing of Jewish History

The Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies building entrance.

Through a series of presentations and discussions, participants will examine how scholars have balanced the weight of suffering with accounts of creativity, adaptation, and joy in Jewish life. This conference aims to foster dialogue about the place of suffering in Jewish historiography and the possibilities for reimagining its role in scholarship. Register to attend.

9:00 a.m. - 6:45 p.m.

Penn Museum, 3260 South St.

5/2

History of Letterpress Printing and Typography

two people working the hand-operated press in the background with wood and metal letters in a shelf in the foreground

This guided tour of letterpress printing and typography will include the history of letterpress printing, type, and books from 1000 C.E. to now. There will also be demonstrations of how movable type is used, as well as the mechanical history of all the different machines at Common Press.

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Fisher Fine Arts Library, 220 S. 34th St.

4/4

Studio Use Training: Letterpress Printing

two sets of arms over a hand-operated printing press, one set with gloved hands putting ink on a metal cylinder and the other placing a printing plate with an image of a tree without leaves on the flat surface in front of the cylinder

Participants will learn and practice the basics of letterpress printing and typesetting. Instructed by Erica Honson, the studio coordinator of Common Press, attendees will use metal and wood typefaces to create prints. This orientation is required for working on independent projects at Common Press. No experience necessary.

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Fisher Fine Arts Library, 220 S. 34th St.

4/3

Penn Carey Law Brazilian Summit

This conference will unite leading experts, law academics, and legal professionals to discuss emerging global topics through a comparative perspective, featuring panels on international arbitration, mergers and acquisitions, AI and data privacy, and financing renewable energy.

All Day

Golkin Hall, 3501 Sansom St.

5/16

Penn Nursing: Celebrating Excellence

Penn Nursing’s annual awards program will celebrate the recipients of this year’s Student, Alumni & Faculty Awards. Attendees will hear about the achievements of Penn Nursing alumni, graduating students, and faculty.

3:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Claire M. Fagin Hall, 418 Curie Blvd.

4/1

AI Across Disciplines: A Penn Initiative

Senior Vice Provost for Research Dawn Bonnell will lead a discussion with members of the Penn AI Council to explore AI’s societal implications and Penn’s potential to influence a more sustainable future.

4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Amy Gutmann Hall, 3317 Chestnut St.