The performing arts at Penn: Process, practice, and purpose Photo Essay The performing arts at Penn: Process, practice, and purpose In the vivid tapestry of performing arts groups at Penn, students prepare for their performances while simultaneously enriching their college experience. 2 min. read
Who, What, Why: Alicia Meyer on the wonders of the Kislak Center Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Alicia Meyer on the wonders of the Kislak Center As curator of research services, Meyer wants students from every discipline to visit the Kislak Center and to find new insights from old materials. 2 min. read
Weitzman externships in retrospect: Aidan Williams Weitzman Master of Architecture student Aidan Williams.nocred News Weitzman externships in retrospect: Aidan Williams The Weitzman Master of Architecture student spent his externship with in situ studio, a small design-based architecture practice.
The museum as object of design Weitzman’s Ferda Kolatan (seated far right) in his MSD-AAD studio.(Image: Dylan Li) The museum as object of design From expansion projects to new builds, faculty and students at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design are helping museums deepen connections to their site and community. 2 min. read
The grass beneath the American dream: Exploring the many facets of lawns nocred The grass beneath the American dream: Exploring the many facets of lawns Jay Kirk’s Xfic Nonfiction Workshop this past semester focused on the American lawn—which students approached through the lenses of environmental studies, history, gender and media, veterinary medicine, and more. 4 min. read
Penn filmmaking class shares the stories of Philadelphia’s neighborhoods Student filmmakers Harper Prentice and Hosaena Tilahun interviewed Alisha Davis, a former history teacher who has served as the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Hyperlocal Heritage archivist since August 2025. As part of America 250, Davis has been surveying collections held at Parkway Central Library and identifying archival materials for digitization, use in programming, and preservation.nocred Penn filmmaking class shares the stories of Philadelphia’s neighborhoods Graduate and undergraduate students in Alissa Jordan’s course partnered with community organizations to create five short films that touch on education, archiving, and grassroots organizing in Germantown, Northeast Philadelphia, and West Philadelphia. 3 min. read
Championing the humanities Championing the humanities Humanities Works is one piece of a new, larger, and broader umbrella hub for the humanities, raising the visibility of humanities scholarship through shared spaces and events including faculty lightning talks.
Reimagining a shelter as a supportive space for childhood The HAVEN team with Liz Donaghue, assistant shelter director, in Jane Addams’ Bright Spaces room.nocred Reimagining a shelter as a supportive space for childhood HAVEN, a winning project of the 2026 President’s Engagement Prize developed by three fourth-year undergraduates, will launch an after-school program for K-5 children at Jane Addams Place, a homeless shelter in North Philadelphia. 3 min. read
Connecting Black culture, music, and community with the built environment Weitzman MFA student Cacie Rosario Jackson.nocred Connecting Black culture, music, and community with the built environment One of eight artists in the 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition at the Weitzman School and Arthur Ross Gallery, Cacie Rosario Jackson uses circuitry to study Black performance in the U.S. from the 1930s to the 1970s. 2 min. read
Weitzman externships in retrospect: Xindi Lyu Master of city planning candidate Xindi Lyu.nocred Weitzman externships in retrospect: Xindi Lyu The master of city planning candidate worked at a Kansas City firm to see how different design practices engage with urban design and planning. 2 min. read
Weitzman externships in retrospect: Harisa Martinos “What surprised me was how natural the transition from school to practice felt,” says Weitzman MLA candidate Harisa Martinos.(Image: Courtesy of Weitzman News) Weitzman externships in retrospect: Harisa Martinos The master of landscape architecture candidate spent her externship at a New York City firm, absorbing its culture and learning its design process. 2 min. read
Celebrating a new exhibition of paintings by Penn alumna and contemporary artist Allison Zuckerman Celebrating a new exhibition of paintings by Penn alumna and contemporary artist Allison Zuckerman The exhibit “Allison Zuckerman: Remixed and Reclaimed,” curated by Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, was celebrated at the April 12 opening, and will be on view at Penn’s Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts through March 2027.
