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Who, What, Why: Recent graduate of the College Justin Roberts
Five people wearing red sweaters with an applique "P" holding clarinets. In front of them, three graduating bandmates sport gowns and regalia

Justin Roberts (middle, front row) and fellow clarinetists in the Penn Band.

(Image: Courtesy of Justin Roberts)

Who, What, Why: Recent graduate of the College Justin Roberts

May College graduate Justin Roberts, who will attend Penn Carey Law School in the fall, discusses his involvement with campus cultural centers and the meaning behind his graduation regalia.

Kristina García

Global learning in Cairo
A group of students take pictures on a rooftop deck. The city of Cairo, with its skyscrapers and minarets, are visible in the background

Founded by the Fatimid Caliphate in 969, the city of Cairo has “layer upon layer of history,” says Fayyaz Vellani. “It has all this rich cultural texture and heritage that just is observable every day.”

(Image: Fayyaz Vellani)

Global learning in Cairo

Cairo as Palimpsest is a Penn Global course that introduces students to the layers of Egyptian history.

Kristina García

Penn unveils designs for $75 million performing arts center
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Penn unveils designs for $75 million performing arts center

Penn will begin construction next year on the Student Performing Arts Center, which will include a 300-seat theater with a fly tower and orchestra pit, a 125-seat theater for rehearsals and practices, five rehearsal studios, back-of-the-house support spaces, and a loading dock.