Courses across Penn Arts & Sciences show how immersion enhances a liberal arts education.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
By Karen Brooks
Illustrations by Andrea Mongia
Meghan Hall, lecturer and associate director for graduate studies in the Department of English, talks about what gives the popular literary genre its staying power.
Friday, March 1, 2024
By Jane Carroll
Photos by Brooke Sietinsons
In a room overlooking New York’s Bryant Park, more than 200 alums heard from scientists studying coral reefs, fractures on the Earth’s surface, and the expansion of the universe.
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
By Michele W. Berger
Photos by Brooke Sietinsons
In an undergraduate anthropology course, students learn archaeological fieldwork skills and unearth the story of a historic Black neighborhood in West Philadelphia.
Thursday, February 22, 2024
By Michele W. Berger
Video by Alex Schein
Photos by Brooke Sietinsons
Faculty from Penn Arts & Sciences are confronting the climate crisis and contributing to solutions. They say there’s still time to act.
Thursday, November 2, 2023
By Judy Hill
Illustrations by Sam Chivers
When massive cargo ships arrive late to a port, the delay sets off a domino effect that directly influences U.S. inflation, according to research from Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Howard Marks Presidential Professor of Economics, and colleagues.
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
By Michele W. Berger
For Black History Month, Dagmawi Woubshet of English recommends readings from his Introduction to African American Literature course.
Thursday, February 1, 2024
By Susan Ahlborn
Through study of the fur and wampum trade between the Lenape and Dutch in the 1600s, fourth-year history Ph.D. candidate Molly Leech is aiming to recenter Indigenous contributions to global trade.
Thursday, January 25, 2024
By Michele W. Berger, Photos by Brooke Sietinsons
Through study of the fur and wampum trade between the Lenape and Dutch in the 1600s, fourth-year history Ph.D. candidate Molly Leech is aiming to recenter Indigenous contributions to global trade.
Thursday, January 25, 2024
By Michele W. Berger, Photos by Brooke Sietinsons
Three experts on contemporary China discuss what it’s like there after several tumultuous years of zero-COVID policies and changing public opinion.
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
By Lauren Rebecca Thacker
Illustrations by Antonio Rodriguez
A new book from musicologist Jairo Moreno highlights musicians who have immigrated to the United States and the transformative power of their work.
Monday, January 8, 2024
By Phillip Marion