Rising sophomore Paola Camacho’s Hollywood summer Paola Camacho, in the Class of 2024 in the College of Arts and Sciences, was in Los Angeles this summer working with Hollywood writers and Penn alums David Stern and Stuart Gibbs through a RealArts@Penn internship. (Image: Courtesy of Paola Camacho) Rising sophomore Paola Camacho’s Hollywood summer Rising sophomore Paola Camacho is conducting research for Hollywood writers and Penn alums David Stern and Stuart Gibbs through a Real Arts@Penn internship in Los Angeles.
‘Dreaming of Jerusalem’ Homepage image: The documentary “Dreaming of Jerusalem” tells the story of the Ethiopian Jewish community living in Addis Ababa and Gondar, now more than 12,000 people, waiting for the chance to emigrate to what they consider their true homeland. ‘Dreaming of Jerusalem’ Penn’s Peter Decherney and Sosena Solomon make a documentary film about a Jewish community in Ethiopia waiting to emigrate to Israel.
The Sachs Program announces 2021 arts grants The Sachs Program announces 2021 arts grants The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation will support 25 new Penn arts projects, totaling $177,000 in funding.
In These Times: Black lives and the call for justice Image: Adriana Bellet In These Times: Black lives and the call for justice The first two episodes of the Omnia podcast’s second season discuss the Black Lives Matter movement and the lasting impact of slavery and colonialism on the laws and policies that have governed Black lives throughout history.
Husnaa Haajarah Hashim sees poetry as transformative Husnaa Haajarah Hashim, a Philadelphia Youth Poet Laureate, is a junior at Penn, an Africana studies major, and creative writing minor. Husnaa Haajarah Hashim sees poetry as transformative As poetry is in the national spotlight following the Biden inauguration, junior Husnaa Haajarah Hashim, a Philadelphia Youth Poet Laureate, reflects on her writing and scholarship.
Transcending movement with Philadanco! Philadanco! performing Oshun. The March 3 performance was revised for length and number of dancers. (Image: Julianne Harris) Transcending movement with Philadanco! In a live virtual performance, principal dancers from Philadanco! performed “Oshun” before sitting down to a conversation on dancing, choreography, and choice.
Engaging in the election Penn students in a Writing and Politics fall course taught by Lorene Cary focused on civic engagement during the 2020 election, working with her nonprofit Vote That Jawn. The students created new ways to share nonpartisan information with other young voters: Senior Jay Falk came up with the idea of Vote That Jawn stencils to decorate sidewalks with spray chalk before Election Day. Engaging in the election In a collaborative English course taught by Lorene Cary in the fall, students shared their experiences with civic engagement by writing for publication, partnering with nonprofits like Vote That Jawn to share non-partisan information with other young first-time voters.
Lost and found: The art of translation Lost and found: The art of translation For faculty in the School of Arts & Sciences, translation is an art that allows us to communicate across cultural difference.
Rahul Mukherjee’s life in the screen Rahul Mukherjee’s life in the screen In two classes, the Dick Wolf Associate Professor of Television and New Media Studies looks at the big picture of our digital life.
Two Penn English faculty receive Creative Capital Award for writing projects Poet Simone White is an assistant professor of English in Penn's School of Arts & Sciences. Two Penn English faculty receive Creative Capital Award for writing projects Faculty Simone White and Marc Anthony Richardson each won a 2021 Creative Capital Award, and will receive as much as $50,000 for creative writing projects now in progress.