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Sports talk with M. Grace Calhoun
AD M. Grace Calhoun poses in the concourse at the Palestra.

Sports talk with M. Grace Calhoun

The director of athletics and recreation discusses the Red & Blue’s recent sports successes, making progress toward the department’s strategic goals, the funding of college athletics, and the 125th running of the Penn Relays.
Safe haven
Brendan Taliaferro

 Brendan Taliaferro of Host Homes for LGBTQ Youth in Philadelphia

Safe haven

Senior Brendan Taliaferro receives the President’s Engagement Prize for a project to provide housing and support for homeless LGBTQ youth in Philadelphia.
Two undergrads named Truman Scholars
Juniors Ángel Ortiz-Siberón and Louis Lin.

Penn juniors Ángel Ortiz-Siberón (left) and Louis Lin have received Harry S. Truman Scholarships to pursue graduate studies in government or public service. 

Two undergrads named Truman Scholars

Louis Lin and Ángel Ortiz-Siberón, have received Harry S. Truman Scholarships, a merit-based award of as much as $30,000 for graduate or professional school to prepare for careers in government or public service.
Four Penn faculty receive Guggenheim fellowships
Jed Esty, Carmen Maria Machado, Adriana Petryna, and Michelle Lopez

Four Penn faculty were named 2019 Guggenheim Fellows. Clockwise from left: Jed Esty for literary criticism, Carmen Maria Machado for fiction, Adriana Petryna for anthropology and cultural studies, and Michelle Lopez for fine arts. 

Four Penn faculty receive Guggenheim fellowships

Quakers dominate Big 5 awards
A composite of Coach McLaughlin, Eleah Parker, Ashley Russell, and Princess Aghayere.

Quakers dominate Big 5 awards

The women’s basketball team picked up Coach of the Year, Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, and three All-Big 5 honors.
Penn junior Christina Steele named Beinecke Scholar
Junior Christina Steele

Christina Steele, a junior psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, is a 2019 Beinecke Scholar, a program which provides substantial scholarships for graduate education.  (Photo: Aaron Olson)

Penn junior Christina Steele named Beinecke Scholar

Penn junior Christina Steele has been awarded a Beinecke Scholarship to pursue her graduate education. She is the 12th Beinecke Scholar from Penn since the award was first given in 1975.