A portrait of Mahsa Amini held during a rally Oct. 1, 2022 calling for regime change in Iran following the death of Amini, who died after being arrested in Tehran by Iran’s morality police.
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Marking a monumental death
In honor of the first anniversary of the killing of Mahsa (Jîna) Amini in Iran and the subsequent outpouring of protest, Penn will host a two-day conference on violence against women.
Nazi Germany had admirers among American religious leaders—and white supremacy fueled their support
Melissa J. Wilde of the School of Arts & Sciences co-writes about what Americans thought about Hitler and the Nazi Party before the U.S. entered World War II and on what lessons those findings might hold for the U.S. today.
Catherine Sorrentino of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, spent her summer exploring the archives at Historic Germantown as part of the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program.
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Who, What, Why: Catherine Sorrentino and a souvenir of historic Germantown
During a summer internship, history major Catherine Sorrentino encountered a 108-year-old book with insights into Black Philadelphia.
On Sept. 11, 1973, soldiers supporting the coup led by Augusto Pinochet took cover as bombs are dropped on the Presidential Palace of La Moneda in Santiago, Chile.
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The Chilean coup, 50 years later
Two conversations mark the 50th anniversary of the military takeover on Sept. 11, 1973, discussing its political and historical implications.
China enforces ban on Mongolian language in schools, books
Christopher Atwood of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Chinese authorities have yet to disclose why a collection of Mongolian history books was banned, even after such a long time in circulation.
‘Spectacular’ statue of a fish-tailed ‘minion’ god found at ancient Roman burial site
According to research from the School of Arts & Sciences, ancient Romans believed that the god Triton lived in a golden palace at the bottom of the sea.
Engineering changemakers: Honoring Cora Ingrum and Donna Hampton
Sharing a legacy of leadership and decades of service in Penn Engineering’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Cora Ingrum and Donna Hampton had a transformative impact on academic life at the school.
In her new book, the lecturer in critical writing in the School of Arts & Sciences uses the history of the U.S. poet laureate as a window into how the arts, government, industry, and private donors interact and shape culture.
Pope heads to Mongolia to minister to its few Catholics and complete centuries-old East-West mission
Christopher Atwoodof the School of Arts & Sciences says the world used to be ruled either by the pope or the Mongol Empire, but that both sides are much more tolerant now.
