An open book on a beach, glasses perched on top the book. The ocean is blurry in the background. Shells and seaweed are visible to the left of the book.
Summer Reading Picks

Eleven faculty and lecturers from Penn Arts & Sciences share the books they’re reading now that the academic year has wound down.

Steven Chen
A Safe Space for Difficult Conversations

How does representation in sexually explicit materials affect the well-being of people who identify as cisgender male, Asian American, and non-heterosexual? It’s a question Steven Chen, C’24, is on a quest to answer.

Laura Perna, Paul Sniegowski, Herman Bevears and Peter Struck seated on a stage in front of a crowd. Behind them is a screen displaying the words "Living the Hard Promise" as well as the Penn Arts and Sciences and University of Pennsylvania logos. Other panel members listen as Sniegowski speaks.
Addressing Tough Topics

The Living the Hard Promise dialogue series offers a chance for frank conversation about subjects from free speech on campuses to the role of universities.

Illustration by Stephanie Singleton
Seizing the Moment

Spanning disciplines and geographies, Africana studies at Penn has emerged as a leader in the field.

A stack of books on a light green background. The books read, from top to bottom: "Jairo Moreno: Sounding Latin Music, Hearing the Americas", "Shetakofsky: Behind the Startup; how venture capital shapes work, innovation, and inequality", "Beth Linker: slouch; Posture Panic in Modern America", and "Marcy Norton: The Tame and the Wild".
Faculty Bookshelf

Recent books from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty in Music, Sociology, Africana studies, History and Sociology of Science, and History.

J.C. Cloutier at his desk with a coffee mug and computer in front of him, and other stuff around him.
Office Artifacts: Jean-Christophe Cloutier

Discover the stories behind six prized items in the office of Cloutier, Associate Professor of English, including a poster signed by Adam West, a Charlie Chaplin figure, and a Star Trek bottle opener.

Dean Steven J. Fluharty
Affirming Our Purpose

A Message from Dean Steven J. Fluharty, Dean and Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Professor of Psychology, Pharmacology, and Neuroscience.

Paul Sniegowski smiling, standing in front of a small pond.
Paul Sniegowski Named President of Earlham College

He assumes the role on August 1 after 27 years at Penn, including heading undergraduate programs of the College since 2017.

Ben Franklin College Hall
In Recognition of Outstanding Teaching

The 2024 honorees include 21 people from 11 departments and programs, five of whom received University-wide acknowledgement.

Last Look SS24
Medieval Manuscript

For the past year, Emily Steiner, Rose Family Endowed Term Professor of English, and a team of graduate students have transcribed, translated, and interpreted a scroll that chronicles the genealogy of Yorkist king Edward IV.

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Online Content: Spring/Summer 2024

A small sampling of recent highlights, including videos about the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies, student David Kedeme, C’25, and the VIPER Class of 2024.

A group of students (Cystal Marshall, Rene Chen, Oscar Vasquez) standing in a crowded stadium. They are all wearing caps and gowns, and smiling. Marshall, on the left, holds a flag with the school colors.
A Graduation Celebration for Penn Arts & Sciences

More than 2,200 students earned degrees from the College, the Graduate Division, and the College of Liberal & Professional Studies.

Katie Barott, Douglas Jerolmack, and Mark Trodden seated on a stage with a crowd in front of them. In the center of the stage is a television with the text "BEN TALKS NEW YORK CITY: The Fragile Earth" along with the words "Sea, Land, and Sky" on top of accompanying imagery. Jerolmack speaks into a hand-held microphone, and Trodden holds papers.
From Connecting to Coaching

An array of opportunities for alums, faculty, and students to gather.

Rectangles in a variety of colors with a smear effect on some, giving the appearance they are travelling to the left.
Colorful Language

Biology and psychology researchers reveal that the way colors have been described historically constrains how they might be described in the future.

Digital Illustration of silhouetted Bob Dylan singing into a microphone and playing guitar. The background is bright around him, but fades to a darker color the further away it gets.
Bob Dylan as Modern-Day Prophet

In his new book, political theorist Jeffrey Green takes a unique view of the famous musician.

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