Faculty Archive

  • Alums who volunteered their time as mentors and for events were invited to a special breakfast, followed by a Lightbulb Café on “Feeling Is Believing.”

  • A sampling of some of our spookiest stories.

  • In his new book, Jared Farmer, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History, examines what trees can teach us about the climate crisis and our relationship with time.

  • We speak with Harold Cole, James Joo-Jin Kim Professor of Economics, to learn more about the Fed’s structure, objectives, and capabilities—and why it is especially relevant in times of financial crisis.

  • Professors and leaders from across the University united in a series of lectures to sound the alarm about the climate emergency.

  • Young scholars from Latin America discuss their experience at a three-week workshop on "Dispossessions in the Americas."

  • Three College students worked with James Ker, Professor of Classical Studies, to research new approaches to teaching Latin.

  • Marci Hamilton, Professor of Practice in Political Science and Fox Family Pavilion Senior Fellow in the Program for Research on Religion, is working on behalf of religious leaders who argue that strict anti-abortion measures are violating their First Amendment rights.

  • This year, the fall 60-Second Lectures took place on one day with six faculty experts presenting on topics ranging from exploration of the universe's origins to the study of indigenous politics.

  • Mary Channen Caldwell, Assistant Professor of Music, brings together over 400 devotional Latin refrain songs from the Middle Ages in her new book, the first to explore the medieval refrain in song outside of vernacular contexts.

  • Discover the stories behind the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of History and Africana Studies’ office items—in her own words.

  • What the Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Professor of American History is looking forward to reading this summer.

  • Amna Nawaz, C’01, Chief Correspondent and Primary Substitute Anchor for PBS NewsHour, spoke at the graduation ceremony for the College of Arts & Sciences, held on May 15, 2022.

  • In his new book, Donovan Schaefer, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, argues that there is no thinking without feeling.

  • The multidisciplinary faculty of the Department of Criminology harness diverse methodologies to improve public safety and inform policy and planning.

  • Michael Platt, James S. Riepe University Professor, studies how biology fuels social behavior.

  • Dean Steven J. Fluharty discusses the vision for the School of Arts and Sciences.

  • Under the Iraq Heritage Stabilization Program, a team led by Richard L. Zettler, Associate Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (NELC), and Michael Danti, a researcher in NELC, has collaborated with partners in Iraq to restore cultural heritage sites, including Monastery of St. George in Mosul, a city in northern Iraq.

  • Rebecca Bushnell, School of Arts and Sciences Board of Advisors Emerita Professor of English, discusses the tangled threads to be found in writing about the natural world.

  • Faculty across Penn Arts & Sciences were awarded grants and funding for innovative research projects.

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