Alumni Archive

Students seeking careers impacting sustainability and the climate heard from alumni doing just that.

From online mentoring to alumni panels, there are many ways to help today's students.

Airea D. Matthews, C’94, went from economics major to Philadelphia’s Poet Laureate.

Highlighting Penn Arts & Sciences Alums

A $25 million gift from James Joo-Jin Kim, W’59, G’61, GR’63, and Agnes Kim, and the James and Agnes Kim Family Foundation, will support a range of initiatives at Penn. The largest portion of the multifaceted commitment created the James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies at Penn Arts & Sciences.

The Department of Biology joins in campus-wide efforts to diversify those honored in portraits and rethink how to approach representation through art.

Amanda Shulman, C’15, went from hosting dinner parties in her dorm room to opening her own Philadelphia restaurant.

Journalist alums and political science faculty are joining to share their experience and research and address whether democracy in the U.S. is in crisis, at a crossroads, or reaching a new normal.

Sherelle Ferguson, GR’21, and Annette Lareau, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Professor in the Social Sciences, find that “hostile ignorance” can come from surprising places.

College alumni discussed their education and experience in a virtual event for students.

For Valentine's Day, we asked some College couples how they met.

Ami Shah Brown, C’96, works on a DNA-based COVID vaccine, a technology she first witnessed as an undergraduate researcher.

Penn Arts & Sciences’ Alumni Engagement program aims to bring the School’s alums together through programs and events that celebrate the liberal arts and offer a connection to one another, the campus, and its students.

Rhebergen is directly responsible for the planning and implementation of a comprehensive program of alumni relations, fundraising, and public relations on behalf of the School.

A new series offers continued learning and actionable steps to advocate for inclusion.

A Family Weekend event invited College students and their families to hear from alums about the winding path from an undergraduate major to a career.

Help out a student for a semester with an online mentorship.

Seven new members will help plan events for students and fellow alums.

Bill Novelli, C’63, ASC’64, PAR’90, went from selling soap and cereal to ideas and causes.

This Partners & Progress section of OMNIA is dedicated to highlighting Penn Arts & Sciences’ vibrant and generous community of alumni, parents, and friends.