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Economists are rediscovering a lost heroine
The Economist

Economists are rediscovering a lost heroine

Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in economics, attended Penn as an undergrad in 1916 before returning to the school twice more: once to get her doctorate and again for a law degree, which she used to help desegregate Philadelphia.

Jewel Clark: Where are they now?
Wearing her white uniform at the Palestra, former forward Jewel Clark dribbles the ball up the court.

Jewel Clark: Where are they now?

The former women’s basketball standout chats about her Hall of Fame career, twice playing in the NCAA Tournament, her flair for getting to the free throw line, and why she’s still putting in work on the hardwood.
Alumni group strives for ‘strength in diversity’
Michael Barrett in profile looking forward with his hand on his chin at left, Patricia Martin at right speaking at a podium.

Michael Barrett and Patricia Martin serve as cochairs of the James Brister Society and as Penn Trustees. (Image: The Pennsylvania Gazette)

Alumni group strives for ‘strength in diversity’

For the alumni volunteer leaders with the James Brister Society, the mission to improve campus for people of color continues.

The Pennsylvania Gazette