Campus & Community

“Now batting, for the University of Pennsylvania, number 1740, catcher, Benjamin Franklin.”

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-choo! Hear that? (Sniffle, sniffle) Feel an itch in the back of your throat? (Cough, cough) It’s right around the corner (or it may already be here): Flu season!

Historian Richard Beeman’s professional life can be divided into three chapters of academic success. The first was as a teacher and academic scholar: He joined the Penn faculty in 1968 as an assistant professor of history, was promoted to associate professor in 1973 and became a full professor in 1982.

The University community has until Nov. 3 to participate in the annual Penn’s Way charitable giving campaign. Last year, the campaign raised $1.457 million for local charitable organizations.

Penn Family Day is not your average "company picnic."

Penn in the early 1960s was a lonely place for African-American students. There were only about a dozen black students on campus, few, if any, courses on the African-American experience and just one or two black faculty members.

During their years at Penn, students participate in many traditions that allow them to show their school spirit. Some of the rituals have come and gone, and others have evolved into new traditions.