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Desmond Patton and the science of being human
Desmond Patton stands with arms crossed in front of a window, which mirrors his image

“Open-mindedness never stops, that growth in terms of becoming open never stops and cannot stop. That has become a critical value that I hold, that that this learning is never over,” Patton says.

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Desmond Patton and the science of being human

Penn Integrates Knowledge University professor Desmond Upton Patton discusses his research in social media and violence, finding an interdisciplinary career in social work, communication, data science, and psychiatry, and why his open-mindedness never stops.

Kristina Linnea García

A sweet treat on a hot summer day
Liz Magill and others scooping ice cream for a crowd on College Green.

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A sweet treat on a hot summer day

President Liz Magill hosted an ice cream social for the Penn community on Thursday afternoon, drawing faculty, staff, and students together on College Green. 

Lauren Hertzler

In support of a wilder democracy
An American flag on a hilltop at dusk.

Image: iStock/Richard Stephen

In support of a wilder democracy

A new book from political science professor Anne Norton advocates for a system that embraces self-reliance, freedom, and courage.

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Sigal Ben-Porath named the faculty director of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Paideia Program
Sigal Ben-Porath

Sigal Ben-Porath is the MRMJJ Presidential Professor of Education in the Graduate School of Education with secondary appointments in the Department of Philosophy and the Department of Political Science in the School of Arts & Sciences.

(Image: Kyle Kielinski)

Sigal Ben-Porath named the faculty director of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Paideia Program

World-renowned scholar of democratic theory and practice Sigal Ben-Porath, who has been a professor at Penn since 2004, will assume the role Sept. 1.
Simon Richter on animating climate change
Simon Richter on stage with a video screen with an animation behind him addressing an audience.

Simon Richter, Class of 1942 Endowed Term Professor of Germanic Studies, in front of his most recent animated video, “How do the Climate Futures of Jakarta and the Netherlands Compare?” which premiered in March 2023 in Amsterdam.

(Image: Tracy Metz)

Simon Richter on animating climate change

The professor of Germanic studies works with colleagues and students to create animated videos to explain the risks of climate change in the Netherlands and Jakarta.

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Weitzman’s Amber Wiley: Illuminating the Black freedom struggle in the built environment
Amber Wiley.

Amber Wiley, Matt and Erika Nord director of Weitzman’s Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites.

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Weitzman’s Amber Wiley: Illuminating the Black freedom struggle in the built environment

The inaugural Matt and Erika Nord Director of Weitzman’s Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites discusses her new role.

From the Weitzman School of Design