Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences

Long before “active learning” became buzz words in higher education, a contingent of Penn faculty, students, and local writers led by Al Filreis had the idea to establish a place on campus where students could be co-creators of literary and artistic knowledge.

Jami Fisher, a lecturer in the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Linguistics, has a long history with American Sign Language.

Much of modern architecture in the 1950s consisted of glass and steel buildings that appeared lighter than air, prismatic structures ready to serve any function—as an apartment building, a school, or hospital —nearly any place on Earth.

Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania, will receive the 2015 Doer Award from the Urban Affairs Coalition Friday morning in Philadelphia.

The Organization of World Heritage Cities has voted to name Philadelphia as a World Heritage City. With the announcement, Philadelphia became the first American city to join an elite group that includes Paris, Cairo and Jerusalem.

Emilio A. Parrado is concerned about how immigrants incorporate into new communities.

Fabio Finotti, a professor of Italian studies at Penn, says one can find everything in the writings of Dante Alighieri, from science and sculpture to music and sex.

WHO:             Daud Ali                       Associate Professor                       Department of South Asia Studies

The world is warming and migratory flight patterns are changing. Scientists at central Pennsylvania’s Hawk Mountain Sanctuary recently concluded a 15-year study on the critical relationship between these two facts—and an artist is among the first to present these findings to the public.

Children of Abraham: Abbas at University of Pennsylvania’s Arthur Ross Gallery November 21, 2015 – March 20, 2016