Humanities
New Faculty Join Penn Arts & Sciences
New members of the faculty for the 2020–2021 academic year
Dialogue, Revisited
OMNIA looks back on books from three faculty whose contributions to the conversation on race and social justice have stood the test of time.
Looking to Corporations to Learn About Religion
Jolyon Thomas, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, investigates the interdependent roles of corporations and religion.
Prescribing Inequality
How COVID-19 is bringing health inequality to the fore.
In a Changing World
A Message from Dean Steven J. Fluharty, Dean and Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Professor of Psychology, Pharmacology, and Neuroscience.
New Social Norms During the Pandemic
Cristina Bicchieri, Sascha Jane Patterson Harvie Professor of Social Thought and Comparative Ethics, found that for people to modify behavior, it’s first necessary to change their expectations about how others that matter to them act and think.
1.5 Minute* Climate Lectures (Video)
Professors and leaders from across the University unite in a series of virtual lectures to sound the alarm about the climate emergency.
A (Remote) Place of Belonging
Conducted online for the first time, the Center for Africana Studies Summer Institute for Pre-Freshmen continues to cultivate human connection.
Big Ideas for Strange Times (Video)
A virtual lecture series features short talks on life’s bigger questions from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty.
A Not-So-Silent Spring (Video)
James Primosch, Professor of Music, won an award and released two new albums.
Omnia 101: Truth, Math, and Philosophy
Henry Towsner, Associate Professor of Mathematics, and Scott Weinstein, Professor of Philosophy, discuss the complex intersection of theory and proof.
What Happens to a Dream Deferred? 60-Second Lectures on Racial Injustice. (Video)
Penn Arts & Sciences faculty address the current movement.
Virtual Graduation
Faculty, students, and staff find unique ways to celebrate graduates.