Brendan O’Leary’s career, from aiding in the negotiating of peace in Northern Ireland to advising the Prime Minister of Kurdistan, has been guided by a simple principle: say exactly what you mean.
Thursday, October 31, 2019
By Lauren Rebecca Thacker
Photography by Holly and Lime
Faculty from the Department of Political Science discuss the early results from the Democratic primaries and what they tell us about the electorate.
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Ahead of the series finale of NBC's The Good Place, Errol Lord, Associate Professor of Philosophy, weighs in on how to be a good person and how the show might end.
Monday, January 27, 2020
By Lauren Rebecca Thacker
Assistant Professor of History of Art Shira Brisman explores how printmakers of the Northern Renaissance promoted the open exchange of artistic ideas.
Thursday, October 10, 2019
By Jane Carroll
Penn’s Educational Partnerships with Indigenous Communities builds alliances with Native Americans to restore Indigenous knowledge systems and languages.
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
By Jane Carroll
Photography by Brooke Sietinsons
The Professor and Chair of Philosophy has made recent stops on every continent.
Friday, November 1, 2019
By Lauren Rebecca Thacker
Illustration by Josie Portillo
Photography by Michael Weisberg
Lorene Cary’s memoir reflects on the responsibility and privileges of caregiving.
Friday, November 1, 2019
By Lauren Rebecca Thacker
Nearly all who paid tribute to the great chef, writer, and traveler Anthony Bourdain fondly noted that he was a self-described enthusiast. It was difficult not to, because that description was so apt.
Thursday, October 31, 2019
By Errol Lord
Illustration by Mariya Pilipenko
Nicholas Sambanis of Political Science analyzes relationships between religion, ethnicity, and social norms.
Thursday, October 31, 2019
By Gwyneth K. Shaw
Herman Beavers performs a balancing act of creative expression and educational innovation.
Friday, November 1, 2019
By Blake Cole
Illustrations by Noa Denmon
Photography by Shira Yudkoff
Jairo Moreno, Associate Professor of Music, explains how listening is at once historical, social, personal, affective, and technical.
Thursday, October 24, 2019
By Lauren Rebecca Thacker
Photography by Brooke Sietinsons
