Blake Cole

Bing Chen, C’09, discusses his vital role in shaping the YouTube content creation ecosystem, his Pan-Asian cultural investment companies, and his dream of becoming a 21st-century Walt Disney.

Peter Struck, Vartan Gregorian Professor of the Humanities, shares his journey as an academic, an educator, and now, Stephen A. Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences.

In a class this semester, Becky Friedman, C’10, Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of English, leads students down the dark, historical spiral of witchcraft, examining its persecutorial past and transition to palatable and raucous entertainment.

The Plant Adaptability and Resilience Center aims to enhance plant development and fortitude in the face of climate change.

In his new book, Wale Adebanwi, Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies and director of the Center for Africana Studies, explores social mobility, ethnonationalism, and democratic politics in Nigeria.

The physical space provides a new home for Korean Studies and facilitates critical collaboration.

Jessica Wojick, doctoral candidate in the Department of Biology, examines the inner workings of chronic pain, and how to mitigate the suffering of those who are afflicted.

Chelsea Cohen, a doctoral student in the Department of Anthropology, uses environmental archaeology to investigate the past.

Josephine Park, School of Arts and Sciences President’s Distinguished Professor of English, discusses the way literature has influenced the experience of being Asian American in the United States.

Through her research, Kristina Lyons, Associate Professor of Anthropology, is relaying the tales of the land’s suffering, as well as its enduring practical and spiritual importance to its residents.

The Eternal Soldier initiative uses the power of stories—ancient and modern, alike—to empower veterans.

The Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics will oversee state-of-the-art improvements to the Simons Observatory.