New York Times columnist and author Charles Blow (left) speaks with Penn English Professor Al Filreis at the Kelly Writers House. 

During the March 27th session of "The World Today," Frank Hoffman, a Wharton graduate and senior research fellow at the Institute for Strategic Studies at National Defense University, discusses "Sharpening the U.S. Competitive Edge - America's New Defense Strategy."

Windell “Wink” Smith, the emcee of a March 27 Wolf Humanities Center story slam combining ASL and English-speaking storytellers, is an ASL performer who tours the country. ASL storytelling has historically been a way to share the culture of the deaf community.