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The Art of Podcasting

A Center for Experimental Ethnography course lets students engage with artists via in-depth audio interviews, to examine questions of empire and exclusion.

Hidden Histories Revealed

Students in a course last semester taught by Professor of English Heather Love and Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing Brooke O’Harra bring queer archival materials to life.

Penn Arts & Sciences Pathways: Sara Hansson, C'23, W'23 (Video)

Hansson intended to study earth science, but experiences at Penn allowed her instead to follow a passion for Medieval and Renaissance studies and pursue a law career.

Animating Climate Change

Simon Richter, Professor of Germanic Studies, works with colleagues and students to create animated videos to explain the risks of climate change in the Netherlands and Jakarta.

A Historian’s Take on Juneteenth

In a Q&A, fifth-year Ph.D. candidate VanJessica Gladney talks about what the day means and what broader conversation she hopes it will foster.

Seeing Disability Differently

Scholars are trying to understand—and change—how the world works for people with disabilities.

Online Content: Spring/Summer 2023

A small sampling of recent highlights.

Penn Arts & Sciences 2023 Graduation Ceremonies

The College of Arts & Sciences Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2023 was held on May 14 at Franklin Field.

Penn Arts & Sciences 2023 Graduation (Photos)

At three ceremonies, some 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students received their degrees in front of family and friends.

Three Questions: Working in a Pharmacy During the Pandemic

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shivani Nellore, C’23, W’23, took a job as a pharmacy tech, learning a great deal about medications and humans in the process.

The Storm of 1928

Brett Robert, Ph.D. candidate in history, uses a devastating hurricane to explore how race shapes life and death.

Churchill, Marshall, and Thouron Scholars Selected

Awards support studies in the United Kingdom.

Comfort, Community, and “Geek Culture”

Joseph Earl Thomas, a Ph.D. candidate in English, unpacks his difficult upbringing in an award-winning memoir.

Russia and the West

In an undergraduate course in Russian and East European studies, students tackle the question of Russian identity.

Broken School Buildings

Alisa Ghura, C’23, researched safety hazards in school buildings in low-income school districts and barriers to change.