Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences

Penn Hosts Conference on Life and Work of Israeli Author Aharon Appelfeld Oct. 26-27

WHO: Aharon Appelfeld, author

Inaugural Penn Lightbulb Café to Focus on JFK’s Secret Cuban Missile Crisis Tapes

WHO: David Gibson, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania

Penn's Kelly Writers House Announces Spring 2012 Fellows

PHILADELPHIA – Three acclaimed writers have been tapped to serve as Spring 2012 Fellows at the University of Pennsylvania’s Kelly Writers House.

Whatever happened to the ‘We Lost’ sculpture?

Dear Benny: I heard that a sculpture that looks like a giant set of metal bookends is going to be placed in front of the new Singh Center for Nanotechnology when construction of the building is complete. Can you tell me more about the art? —Art Aficionado Dear Art:

Uplifting

Student Spotlight with Fatmata and Mariama Kabia

Measuring the social, economic benefits of art and culture

Times of great economic uncertainty also are times of great anxiety for supporters of the arts. With governments at all levels facing budget shortfalls, the resulting political haranguing over which programs to cut has meant increased scrutiny for arts projects across America.

Penn Arts and Sciences Series Knowledge by the Slice Explores 'Politics of Hard Economic Times'

Public Invited as Botswana-UPenn Partnership Members Gather to Reflect on 10 Years

WHAT: Three sessions of the Botswana-UPenn Partnership’s 10th anniversary celebration are open to the public: a student-perspective forum, a research update and an anniversary symposium. All will be held on the University of Pennsylvania campus.

Penn Researchers Find That Many Minority Teachers Sign On but Do Not Stay

PHILADELPHIA — Research from the University of Pennsylvania has found that success in recruiting minority teachers for low-income schools is being undone by continuing problems with teacher retention.

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