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Measuring readers of romance
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James English (left) and J.D. Porter have been collaborating on the research project for more than three years. 

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Measuring readers of romance

Researchers at Penn's Price Lab for Digital Humanities conducted a quantitative analysis of the romance genre, studying thousands of avid readers and the hundreds of thousands of books in their collections in Goodreads
Laying the groundwork at Penn before taking to the air
Amanda Yagerman poses with arms crossed, surrounded by trees with bright green leaves on Penn's campus.

Fourth-year Amanda Yagerman is double majoring in history and English, while at the same time preparing to be a naval officer in the NROTC program.

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Laying the groundwork at Penn before taking to the air

Amanda Yagerman, a fourth-year student is majoring in history and English in the College of Arts and Sciences while training to be a naval officer in the Naval ROTC program. She says her experience at Penn has been “the best of both worlds.”

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A collector donated 75,000 comic books to Penn Libraries, valued at more than $500,000
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A collector donated 75,000 comic books to Penn Libraries, valued at more than $500,000

Alumnus Gary Prebula and his wife, Dawn, have donated a $500,000 collection of more than 75,000 comic books and graphic novels to Penn Libraries, featuring remarks from Sean Quimly of the Kislak Center and Jean-Christophe Cloutier of the School of Arts & Sciences.

Investigating homelessness
Jennifer Egan and Dennis Culhane sit at a long green table in front of the windows at Kelly Writers House

Jennifer Egan (left) and Dennis Culhane (right) speaking at the Kelly Writers House.

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Investigating homelessness

In a Kelly Writers House event, writer Jennifer Egan and social scientist Dennis Culhane discuss journalism and the homelessness crisis.

Kristina García

Author Celeste Ng and the questions that drive her
Three people sitting on a stage discussing books

From left to right: David Eng, Celeste Ng, and Lynnea Bao.

(Image: Cory Shin)

Author Celeste Ng and the questions that drive her

At the annual Yoonmee Chang Memorial Lecture, author Celeste Ng spoke about her writing process, the model minority stereotype, and the role of legacy, art, and belonging in her work.

Kristina García

A humanities pathway to pre-med
Emily Monfort and Izzy DiCampli work on set design.

In a theatre class, Emily Monfort and Izzy DiCampli work on umbrellas that will be built into dragon heads for the play “She Kills Monsters.”

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A humanities pathway to pre-med

Pre-med students majoring in English, theatre, history, and other humanities fields find satisfaction in tapping into multiple interests—and see benefits for a career in medicine.
Open expression and the role of universities
Four people sit in chairs on an auditorium stage in front of a sign reading Living the Hard Promise.

The School of Arts & Sciences’ second installment of its “Living the Hard Promise”series looked at the current state of discourse around universities.

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Open expression and the role of universities

The second installment of the School of Arts & Sciences’ new dialogue series featured a discussion about the current state of discourse around universities.

Kristen de Groot

The power of chick lit
A person holding a stack of books while reading one.

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The power of chick lit

Meghan Hall, lecturer and associate director for graduate studies in the Department of English, talks about what gives the popular literary genre its staying power.

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‘Ladysitting’ on stage 
Nolen, Lorene Cary, and Finister speaking with each other at Kelly Writers House.

Lorene Cary (center) with actor Melanye Finister (right) and the Arden's Terry Nolen (left) at the Kelly Writers House. 

Image: Delaney Parks

‘Ladysitting’ on stage 

The new play “Ladysitting” at the Arden Theatre Co. is by Penn English faculty and alumna Lorene Cary, based on her memoir about caring for her grandmother in the last of her 101 years.