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Denise Ferrera Da Silva

A yellow and green victorian house

Denise Ferrera Da Silva, an academic and practicing artist, performs as part of the Time Sensitive Reading Series. Her work focuses on the ethico-political challenges of the global present. The series is curated and hosted by Ethan Plaue and Rebecca N. Liu.

6:00 p.m.

Virtual

1/25

Lecture in Social Justice

Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, joins a conversation with Professor Dorothy Roberts as a part of the annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture in Social Justice.

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Virtual

1/26

The Chinese Question

China Penn football

Mae M. Ngai, a professor of Asian American studies and history at Columbia, discusses Chinese exclusion and the laws that prevented immigration and citizenship in the anglophone world.

5:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

Virtual

Through

4/22

Building in China

Jishou Art Museum, designed by Yung Ho Chang

The Weitzman School of Design, in association with Southeast University and Tongji University, presents a two-part exhibition of China’s shifting design practices over a century in which many of its leading practitioners and scholars were educated at Penn.

All Day

Penn’s Architectural Archives at Fisher Fine Arts Library, 220 S. 34th St.

Alexis Borden holds the ball in her left hand in the pitcher's circle as she prepares to throw a pitcher at Penn Park, wearing her white Penn jersey.

Alexis Borden’s perfect game

The 2015 alumna, the most decorated pitcher in Penn softball history, threw the first perfect game in school history in May of 2012.

Greg Johnson ・ July 14, 2021

Wearing their white jerseys, Penn's men's basketball team plays a home game at the Palestra in front of a packed crowd.

Penn Athletics prepared to support student-athletes regarding Name, Image, and Likeness

Staff at Penn Athletics has been working for months to prepare for the new legislation, and the Division is well-positioned to meet the needs of Penn student-athletes regarding NIL.

Penn Today Staff ・ July 1, 2021

Wearing her blue Penn jersey, Leah Allen pumps her fist while running around the bases.

Going yard with Leah Allen

The 2017 alumna, the softball team’s all-time homerun leader, discusses her record-setting career in the Red & Blue.

Greg Johnson ・ June 24, 2021

Members of the women's softball congratulate a player at home plate, patting her on the head.

Rejoice! Local spring sports set to begin

Penn and the Philadelphia Department of Public Health have given the go-ahead to begin spring sports competition against local teams.

Greg Johnson ・ March 25, 2021

Historic Franklin Field sits empty with no players or fans.

Ivy League cancels spring sports season

Due to the pandemic, the conference will not hold league competition or host league championships this spring, but has put in place a process that may allow for limited, local competition if public health conditions improve.

Penn Today Staff ・ February 18, 2021

Softball pitcher Jennifer Brann prepares to throw a pitch.

Pitch perfect

Junior pitcher Jennifer Brann of the softball team threw a seven-inning perfect game on Sunday against Brown.

Greg Johnson ・ April 22, 2019

Jennifer Brann

Jennifer Brann named Ivy League Pitcher of the Week

The sophomore was honored for her weekend taming of the Princeton Tigers.

Penn Today Staff ・ May 1, 2018

Sam Pederson Penn softball

Pederson named Ivy League Player of the Week

Sam Pederson, a second baseman on the softball team, was recognized by the league for her feats against Yale.

Greg Johnson ・ April 11, 2018

Penn Softball

Softball takes two of three in series at Brown

Penn and Brown played a doubleheader on March 31, and a third game on April 1. The Quakers won the first two games 13-4 and 6-2.

Greg Johnson ・ April 2, 2018