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Musical magic
Musical magic with William Parberry

Penn Choral Director William Parberry conducts the University Choir through an intense section of “The Circus Band,” a piece by Charles Ives, performed just before intermission.

Musical magic

For 45 years, Penn Choral Director William Parberry has conducted thousands of Penn singers through hundreds of music scores, resulting in more than 270 concerts by his three ensembles.
Why children need more diverse books
EbonyElizabethThomas

Why children need more diverse books

Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, an expert on children's literature at the Graduate School of Education, on the impact that diversity, inclusion, and historical literature has on kids today.

Applauding the impact on Penn’s diverse communities
Gutmann, Zeller, Chisum

Applauding the impact on Penn’s diverse communities

On April 6, Penn President Amy Gutmann was on hand at the annual Student and Faculty Leadership Awards of the James Brister Society, a diverse group of Penn alumni volunteer leaders that celebrated its 25th anniversary.

Want to Change Facebook? Don’t Delete Your Account—Use It for Good

Want to Change Facebook? Don’t Delete Your Account—Use It for Good

The Annenberg School for Communication’s Sandra González-Bailón and Ph.D. candidate Ashley E. Gorham wrote that the movement to delete Facebook profiles to protest privacy violations is self-defeating. The authors say that a more effective option would be using the site as a tool to deliver a collective demand for democratization.

A medieval confluence
Penn Professors Sarah Guérin, Mary Caldwell, Ada Maria Kuskowski

Three new assistant professors at Penn—Music’s Mary Channen Caldwell, History of Art’s Sarah Guérin, and History’s Ada Maria Kuskowski—all focus on medieval studies, specifically the 13th-century in France. Photo by Eric Sucar.

A medieval confluence

Three newly-hired Penn assistant professors, all transplants to Philadelphia, found each other soon after they arrived and discovered that, although they were in different areas of study, they all focused on the Middle Ages, specifically 13th-century France. 
The future of technology
Teach-in.Future of tech

Moderator Susan Davidson and panelists Rakesh Vohra, Aaron Roth, and Michael Kearns (left to right) discussed algorithmic decision making, which now contributes to the prices of goods and services we purchase, the media we consume, and whether we are approved for a loan or interviewed for a job.

The future of technology

As new technologies emerge, they bring with them new ethical challenges. The topic of the future of technology was front and center on day three of the Penn Teach-in.

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Lauding a transformative scholar
Penn Professor Thadious Davis Symposium group

More than 100 people attended an evening reception for the symposium in honor of Penn Professor Emeritus Thadious Davis. From left, GerShun Avilez, Salamishah Tillet, Margo Crawford, Jed Esty, Anita Allen, Davis, Barbara Savage, Herman Beavers and Dagmawi Woubshet. Photo by Scott Ellis.

Lauding a transformative scholar

Chosen for her expertise in Southern and African-American literature, author and poet Thadious Davis was one of the first professors recruited by Penn President Amy Gutmann. Davis was honored at a reception and a symposium which focused on her work exploring race, region, and gender.
Vaccine Denial – 'a Big Problem' – Among Topics at Weeklong Penn Teach-In

Vaccine Denial – 'a Big Problem' – Among Topics at Weeklong Penn Teach-In

During Monday’s Teach-In, panelists discussed the spread of anti-vaccine sentiments on social media. Joe Cappella of the Annenberg School for Communication proposed reversing misinformation campaigns by “taking advantage of unfortunate events—such as a measles outbreak—to stress the importance of vaccinations.”