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Fostering the next generation of Black philosophers at Penn
ben baker sitting on the steps looking up

Fostering the next generation of Black philosophers at Penn

In the past decade, the department has become a hub for race theory and a welcoming environment for a diverse group of young academics, mentored by those who have paved the way before them.

Michele W. Berger

Amateur music-making in the early republic
Glenda Goodman stands at a desk looking at an antique book on a stand.

Assistant professor of music Glenda Goodman

Amateur music-making in the early republic

Glenda Goodman, an assistant professor of music, explores how hand-copying musical compositions and amateur performance shaped identity and ideas in the post-Revolutionary War period.

From Omnia

More thoughts on the state of American democracy
george floyd protest

More thoughts on the state of American democracy

In part two of this series, five Penn experts offer their insights on public health, election legitimacy, student loan debt, and more.

Michele W. Berger , Erica K. Brockmeier , Kristen de Groot , Louisa Shepard

Historian Mia Bay on ‘Traveling Black’
Historical photograph of Union Terminal waiting room with African American travelers

Jacksonville Union Terminal segregated waiting room during the Great Migration.

Historian Mia Bay on ‘Traveling Black’

The professor of history’s new book explores the intertwined history of travel segregation and African American struggles for freedom of movement.

Kristen de Groot

Pauli Murray vs. Jane Crow

Pauli Murray vs. Jane Crow

Serena Mayeri of the Law School spoke about the life and accomplishments of legal scholar and poet Pauli Murray. Murray “essentially argued that sex like race was used to limit and oppress individuals for reasons that were really unrelated to their ability or their humanity,” said Mayeri. “It’s one of the most cited early articles on women’s rights and the law.”