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2018 Penn Commencement
commencement 2018

2018 Penn Commencement

Speaker Andrea Mitchell, an alumna and award-winning journalist, encouraged graduates to be curious, open-minded, and engaged.

Jacquie Posey

The world on view
Penn Professor André Dombrowski teaches an art history curatorial class.

The 13 students in AndrĂ© Dombrowski’s history of art curatorial class researched and chose more than 100 objects from 14 institutions, including the Penn Museum Archives, to represent World’s Fairs from 1851 to 1915 in an Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition. 

The world on view

The world is on view at the Arthur Ross Gallery, interpreted by 13 students in André Dombrowski’s history of art curatorial class. They chose more than 100 objects from 14 institutions to represent World’s Fairs from 1851 to 1915.

Louisa Shepard

A reading and discussion with Charles Blow, following a deep dive into his work
New York Times columnist Charles Blow and Penn Professor Al Filreis at Kelly Writers House.

New York Times columnist and author Charles Blow (left) speaks with Penn English Professor Al Filreis at the Kelly Writers House. 

A reading and discussion with Charles Blow, following a deep dive into his work

For their class at Kelly Writers House, Penn students read 82 columns and a personal memoir written by Charles Blow, an opinion writer at The New York Times.

Louisa Shepard

Hey Day 2018
Hey Day 2018

Hey Day 2018

When they graduate next year, students in the Class of 2019 will remember April 26 as the heyday of their college lives. Hey Day is the annual rite of passage for juniors, when they move up the class ranks to become seniors.

Jacquie Posey

Student startups on view
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Student startups on view

On Friday, April 27, University students with innovative startups will join with investors for the Penn Wharton Startup Showcase.

The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation announces 23 project grants
The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation

Left to right: Vice Provost for Faculty Anita Allen; John McInerney, executive director, The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation; President Amy Gutmann; Kathy Sachs, benefactor of The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation; and Provost Wendell Pritchett.

The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation announces 23 project grants

At a special event featuring a performance by John Waters and remarks by President Amy Gutmann, the late Keith Sachs was celebrated and $123,000 of grants were doled out for arts projects.