Faculty Archive

Benjamin Shestakofsky, Assistant Professor of Sociology, finds interconnections between humans and machines in the future of work.

In a new book, Glenda Goodman, Assistant Professor of Music, probes how hand-copying musical compositions and amateur performance shaped identity and ideas in the post-Revolutionary War period.

Matthew Levendusky, Professor of Political Science and Penny and Robert A. Fox Director of the Fels Institute of Government, on how hyperpartisanship interferes with democracy.

Mantha Zarmakoupi, Morris Russell and Josephine Chidsey Williams Assistant Professor in Roman Architecture, conducts underwater surveys to map ancient travel and political intrigue.

As the COVID-19 vaccine is being distributed across the country, new research out of the Department of Philosophy shows that knowledge about the nature of science can combat political biases.

In the virtual edition of the Penn Café series, faculty pairs discussed the timely topics of vaccine ethics and the light and dark sides of loving land.

Michael Jones-Correa, President’s Distinguished Professor of Political Science, discusses Latino voters’ complex role in the U.S. electorate.

In two classes, Rahul Mukherjee, Dick Wolf Associate Professor of Television and New Media Studies, is looking at the big picture of our digital life.

A six-episode podcast series that explores the forces that have shaped events in 2020.

OMNIA looks back on books from three faculty whose contributions to the conversation on race and social justice have stood the test of time.

Madeleine Joullié makes molecules and waves, leaving her mark in her specialty, her institution, and the lives of her students.

Go beyond the shorthand with OMNIA’s new podcast series, In These Times.

A few of the recent recognitions and awards received by our faculty.

Penn Arts & Sciences appointed 20 new members of the faculty for the 2020–2021 academic year.

Jolyon Thomas, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, investigates the interdependent roles of corporations and religion.

Cristina Bicchieri, Sascha Jane Patterson Harvie Professor of Social Thought and Comparative Ethics, says expectations fuel behavior modification.

Earth and Environmental Science’s Douglas Jerolmack and colleagues have found that the ancient Greek philosopher was onto something.

Translation is an art that allows us to communicate across cultural difference.

How COVID-19 is bringing health inequality to the fore.

Rogers Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, is searching for the heart and soul of America.