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Who, What, Why: Tamir Williams on Black visibility in Chicago’s nightclubs
Tamir Williams sits on outdoor steps, smiling.

Tamir Williams, pictured outside of the Fisher Fine Arts Library, is a Ph.D. candidate in History of Art in the School of Arts & Sciences. 

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Who, What, Why: Tamir Williams on Black visibility in Chicago’s nightclubs

Williams discusses their exhibition showcasing the photographs of Wharton alumnus Michael Abramson, who captured scenes from Black nightclubs in Chicago in the 1970s.
Who, What, Why: Patrick Carland-Echavarria and queer Americans in post-war Japan
Man with red curly hair and glasses looks into the camera, which is giving a half-moon glow on the lower right side of the image.

Patrick Carland-Echavarria, an East Asian Languages and Civilizations Ph.D. candidate, says his research is all about readjusting the lenses of history. 

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Who, What, Why: Patrick Carland-Echavarria and queer Americans in post-war Japan

Ph.D. candidate Patrick Carland-Echavarria’s research looks at postwar Japanese queer cultures, translation, art, and literature and at how American gay men found refuge there during the Cold War and beyond.

Kristen de Groot

A historian’s take on Juneteenth
VanJessica Gladney speaking at a podium.

Doctoral candidate VanJessica Gladney speaking at Penn Spectrum Weekend in 2019.

(Image: Eddy Marenco)

A historian’s take on Juneteenth

In a Q&A, fifth-year Ph.D. candidate VanJessica Gladney talks about what the day means and what broader conversation she hopes it will foster.

Michele W. Berger

Fulbright 2023 U.S. Student Program grants awarded to 29 Penn affiliates
29 people in a grid

Twenty-nine Penn students, recent graduates, and alumni have been offered Fulbright grants for the 2023-24 academic year, from left: (top row) Anuj Amin, Ella Atsavapranee, Rebecca Bean, Rachael (Viola) Bordon, Erin Brennan, Mia Cheung; (second row) Allison Chou, Teresa Christensen, Sabrina de Brito, Ashley Fuchs, Zacharia Hamdi, Nilesh Kavthekar; (third row) Vincent Kelley, Lauren Lamb, Esther Lee, Beyoncé Lightfoot, Colin Lodewick, Lea Mangifesta; (fourth row) Vanessa Martinez Penn, Anya Miller, Marissa Mojena, Priyamvada Nambrath, Trevor Núñez, Sriram Palepu; (bottom row) Kyra Schulman, Laila Shadid, Ingrid Sotelo, Sally Thomas, and Erin Wrightson. 

(Images: Courtesy of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships) 

Fulbright 2023 U.S. Student Program grants awarded to 29 Penn affiliates

Twenty-nine University of Pennsylvania students, recent graduates, and alumni have been offered Fulbright grants for the 2023-24 academic year to conduct research, pursue graduate degrees, or teach English in more than 20 nations. 
What your mustache says about you
The New York Times

What your mustache says about you

Penn Carey Law student Ari Goldstein says that the range of reactions people have to his mustache reflects the broad role of mustaches in society.

More support, more veterinarians
The Chronicle of the Horse

More support, more veterinarians

Liz Arbittier of the School of Veterinary Medicine started the Penn Vet Task Force on Recruitment and Retention to develop better ways to support equine-health students.

Wharton MBA graduate Nicholas Martin to teach at the Coast Guard Academy
Nick Martin stands against a red sandstone building, with foliage in the foreground

Originally from State College, Pennsylvania, Martin is an active-duty lieutenant commander in the Coast Guard. This fall, he’ll be teaching marketing to college students at the Coast Guard Academy.

(Image: Eric Sucar)

Wharton MBA graduate Nicholas Martin to teach at the Coast Guard Academy

Wharton MBA graduate and lieutenant commander Nicholas “Nick” Martin to teach marketing to “the next generation of officers.”

Kristina García

Celebrating community at Penn’s 267th Commencement
students cheer at the end of commencement

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Celebrating community at Penn’s 267th Commencement

Thousands of students and their biggest supporters—those who President Liz Magill described as “force multipliers”—flooded campus Monday for a sunny ceremony for the ages.