Who, What, Why: Brian Vivier leads Global Collections at Penn Libraries Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Brian Vivier leads Global Collections at Penn Libraries As director of the Zilberman Family Center for Global Collections, Vivier talks about work at the Libraries that ‘fuels where the next ideas come from.’ 2 min. read
Three student actors, 45 minutes on an international stage Arts & Humanities Three student actors, 45 minutes on an international stage Penn students curated and performed a series of short plays for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland Aug. 4-9. 2 min. read
Radio days for rising third-year Luiza Sulea Luiza Sulea plans to continue at WXPN in the coming year as a work-study student. nocred Radio days for rising third-year Luiza Sulea Rising third-year Luiza Sulea is working in marketing at Penn’s WXPN radio through the Summer Humanities Internship Program. 4 min. read
The Social History Archive: British Newspaper Archive The Social History Archive: British Newspaper Archive In June, the Penn Libraries became one of the first libraries in North America to buy The Social History Archive, a product that includes a database of the British Library's extensive collection of digitized newspapers.
A public-facing, interdisciplinary, and student-centered approach to philosophy nocred A public-facing, interdisciplinary, and student-centered approach to philosophy Philosophy professor Jennifer Morton’s experiences growing up in Peru during the politically turbulent 1980s and ’90s and as a first-generation college student shaped her research interests. 4 min. read
Johanna Burton appointed director of ICA at Penn Image: Erin Leland Johanna Burton appointed director of ICA at Penn Burton, who currently serves as director of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles, will begin on Nov. 1. 2 min. read
2024 Booklaunch award for Nancy Steinhardt 2024 Booklaunch award for Nancy Steinhardt Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt's book, “Yuan: Chinese Architecture in a Mongol Empire,” has won the Booklaunch award for Best Architectural History Book of 2024. Shatzman Steinhart is a professor of East Asian art at the School of Arts & Sciences. Her book is the first comprehensive English-language study of Chinese architecture during the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty.
Researching cultural heritage at the Penn Museum nocred Researching cultural heritage at the Penn Museum Aiming for a career in the museum field, Sierra Williams, a rising third-year in the College of Arts & Sciences, is working on a research study at the Penn Museum’s Penn Cultural Heritage Center through the Summer Humanities Internship Program. 5 min. read
Penn Glee Club performs in Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Beijing The Glee Club and students in the Wagner Society Choirs of Japan’s Keio University sang together in a collaborative concert. nocred Penn Glee Club performs in Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Beijing The Penn Glee Club performed at the famous Suntory Hall in Tokyo, an art gallery in Hong Kong, and the U.S. embassy in Beijing during a 12-day tour of Asia. Forty members went on the tour, including 25 singers, eight band members, and seven technical crew. 4 min. read
Creating a classroom democracy nocred Creating a classroom democracy Through a Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paideia course, assistant professor of history Sarah Gronningsater and her students resuscitate early American history. 2 min. read
Exhibition as conversation Exterior view of “(Ex)Urban Futures of the Recent Past” at Galleria Thomas Schultz in Berlin.(Image: Courtesy of Weitzman News) Exhibition as conversation For three faculty members in the Department of Fine Arts, curating exhibitions offers the opportunity to explore relationships between works of art, art and politics, history, and the environment. 2 min. read
The 500-year legacy of a political thinker A selection from a portrait of Thomas Muntzer from 1609.COURTESY CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART The 500-year legacy of a political thinker Five hundred years ago this spring, about 8,000 armed peasants gathered outside the village of Frankenhausen in what is now Germany.Their stand ended in disaster, with thousands dead from an artillery barrage, and their spiritual leader, radical theologian Thomas Müntzer, was beheaded two weeks later after a torture-filled interrogation. 3 minutes
