A trio of events welcome world leaders to Penn World leaders who came to Penn in recent weeks include (left to right) Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio; former South African President Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe; and former Peruvian President and Penn alum Francisco Sagasti.(Images: Courtesy of Eddy Marenco and Sarah Miller Photography) A trio of events welcome world leaders to Penn In recent weeks, the Center for Africana Studies hosted the president of Sierra Leone and a former president of South Africa, while Perry World House had a conversation with a former leader of Peru.
Two Penn professors named 2024 Guggenheim Fellows Wale Adebanwi and Deborah A. Thomas of the School of Arts & Sciences.(Images: Courtesy of Penn Arts & Sciences and Shira Yudkoff) Two Penn professors named 2024 Guggenheim Fellows Wale Adebanwi and Deborah A. Thomas of the School of Arts & Sciences are among 188 fellows chosen in the United States and Canada.
The legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois: ‘Something fresh to say’ Tukufu Zuberi (left) and Aldon Morris (right) at the 2nd Annual W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture in Public Social Science. nocred The legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois: ‘Something fresh to say’ At the 2nd Annual W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture in Public Social Science, Aldon Morris of Northwestern University and Tukufu Zuberi of the School of Arts & Sciences discuss Du Bois’ contributions to the field and to humanity.
‘Are Civil Rights Enough?’ PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts addresses the audience at the 23rd annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice. nocred ‘Are Civil Rights Enough?’ During the 23rd annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice, PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts addressed the question “Are Civil Rights Enough?”
Through first-year seminar, a glimpse of Black queer traditions Associate professor of English Dag Woubshet leads students of the course “Black Queer Traditions” in Fisher-Bennett Hall. nocred Through first-year seminar, a glimpse of Black queer traditions Dagmawi Woubshet, an associate professor of English, led a new first-year seminar in the fall that explores Black queer media and its intersection with history and politics.
‘Black Modernisms in the Transatlantic World’ The 16-foot-tall bronze form of “Brick House” by artist Simone Leigh, who contributed to “Black Modernisms.” (Image: Eric Sucar) Q&A ‘Black Modernisms in the Transatlantic World’ A new book, co-edited by art historian Huey Copeland, examines the conception of modernism and Black artistry and agency and how the transatlantic slave trade enabled the modern world.
Torn Apart: Terror Penn In the News Ms. Magazine Torn Apart: Terror PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts describes the horrors that the child welfare system inflicts by invading homes, targeting low-income families, and threatening to separate parents and children. Penn’s ‘long tradition’ as a center for the study of African American history nocred Penn’s ‘long tradition’ as a center for the study of African American history New hires like Marcia Chatelain and Vaughn Booker in Africana Studies and William Sturkey in the History Department are bolstering Penn’s position as one of the best places for the field of African American history. Race-based medicine is not the solution to health disparities Penn In the News Chicago Sun-Times Race-based medicine is not the solution to health disparities PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts says that race is a social category affected by inequality, not a biological category that naturally produces health disparities. For Emmett Till’s family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story Penn In the News Associated Press For Emmett Till’s family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story Brent Leggs of the Weitzman School of Design says that the designation of a national monument honoring Emmett Till represents a milestone in the effort to preserve and protect places tied to wounds in American history. Load More
Penn’s ‘long tradition’ as a center for the study of African American history nocred Penn’s ‘long tradition’ as a center for the study of African American history New hires like Marcia Chatelain and Vaughn Booker in Africana Studies and William Sturkey in the History Department are bolstering Penn’s position as one of the best places for the field of African American history.
Race-based medicine is not the solution to health disparities Penn In the News Chicago Sun-Times Race-based medicine is not the solution to health disparities PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts says that race is a social category affected by inequality, not a biological category that naturally produces health disparities. For Emmett Till’s family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story Penn In the News Associated Press For Emmett Till’s family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story Brent Leggs of the Weitzman School of Design says that the designation of a national monument honoring Emmett Till represents a milestone in the effort to preserve and protect places tied to wounds in American history. Load More
For Emmett Till’s family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story Penn In the News Associated Press For Emmett Till’s family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story Brent Leggs of the Weitzman School of Design says that the designation of a national monument honoring Emmett Till represents a milestone in the effort to preserve and protect places tied to wounds in American history.