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An inauspicious arrival for the ambitious Benjamin Franklin
The young Ben Franklin statue on Penn’s campus.

The “Young Benjamin Franklin” statue in front of Weightman Hall on 33rd street depicts Penn’s founder as the 17-year-old who arrived in Philadelphia on Oct. 6, 1723 .

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An inauspicious arrival for the ambitious Benjamin Franklin

Penn’s founder arrived in Philadelphia on Oct. 6, 1723 as a nearly penniless 17-year-old looking for a job as a printer.

Louisa Shepard

‘A New Age of Nuclearity? Great Powers and Greater Consequences’
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu speaks at Penn's Perry World House.

United Nations Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu  in a conversation with Washington Post foreign affairs reporter Adam Taylor. 

(Image: Eddy Marenco)

‘A New Age of Nuclearity? Great Powers and Greater Consequences’

Perry World House’s 2023 Global Order Colloquium took a deep dive into current nuclear issues, looking at how the world will manage nuclear threats amid growing geopolitical tension, climate change challenges, and international conflict.

Kristen de Groot

Marking a monumental death
A person is shown holding a photo of Mahsa Amini, a woman who was killed in police custody in Iran in 2022.

A portrait of Mahsa Amini held during a rally Oct. 1, 2022 calling for regime change in Iran following the death of Amini, who died after being arrested in Tehran by Iran’s morality police.

(Image: AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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    • Marking a monumental death

    In honor of the first anniversary of the killing of Mahsa (Jîna) Amini in Iran and the subsequent outpouring of protest, Penn will host a two-day conference on violence against women.

    Kristen de Groot

    Who, What, Why: Catherine Sorrentino and a souvenir of historic Germantown
    Catherine Sorrentino in front of College Hall

    Catherine Sorrentino of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, spent her summer exploring the archives at Historic Germantown as part of the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program.

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    Who, What, Why: Catherine Sorrentino and a souvenir of historic Germantown

    During a summer internship, history major Catherine Sorrentino encountered a 108-year-old book with insights into Black Philadelphia.

    Kristina Linnea García

    The Chilean coup, 50 years later
    A row of soldiers lying on their stomachs take cover as La Moneda, the Chilean presidential palace, is bombed.

    On Sept. 11, 1973, soldiers supporting the coup led by Augusto Pinochet took cover as bombs are dropped on the Presidential Palace of La Moneda in Santiago, Chile.

    (Image: AP Photo/Enrique Aracena)

    The Chilean coup, 50 years later

    Two conversations mark the 50th anniversary of the military takeover on Sept. 11, 1973, discussing its political and historical implications.

    Kristina Linnea García

    Engineering changemakers: Honoring Cora Ingrum and Donna Hampton
    Cora ingrum and Donna Hampton stand beside portraits in their likeness.

    Image: Courtesy of Penn Engineering

    Engineering changemakers: Honoring Cora Ingrum and Donna Hampton

    Sharing a legacy of leadership and decades of service in Penn Engineering’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Cora Ingrum and Donna Hampton had a transformative impact on academic life at the school.
    Amy Paeth on the ‘poetry industrial complex’
    Book cover for The American Poet Laureate at left, Amy Paeth at right.

    Image: Courtesy of Amy Paeth/OMNIA

    Amy Paeth on the ‘poetry industrial complex’

    In her new book, the lecturer in critical writing in the School of Arts & Sciences uses the history of the U.S. poet laureate as a window into how the arts, government, industry, and private donors interact and shape culture.

    Susan Ahlborn