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Three Questions: The Haunting Hour

Justin McDaniel, professor and chair of religious studies and the coordinator of the Penn Ghost Project, weighs in on the cultural importance of ghosts.

Office Artifacts: David Barnes

Discover the stories behind the associate professor of history and sociology of science's favorite office items.

Office Artifacts: Ralph Rosen

Discover the stories behind the Vartan Gregorian Professor in the Humanities' favorite office items.

Origin Stories: Mark Trodden (Video)

Here we highlight the journeys of members of our faculty as they followed their paths from impressionable young students to world-class scholars.

Summer Reading List

Faculty from an array of disciplines offer summer reading suggestions.

Three Questions: Islam in the Modern World

Jamal J. Elias, Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the Humanities and professor of religious studies, participates in a Q&A.

Super Bowl 50: Justifying Partiality (Video)

Ahead of the big game, we spoke with Errol Lord, assistant professor of philosophy, about the rationale behind fandom.