News
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June 4, 2019
Stuart Weitzman School of Design Lecturer Designs Stonewall Anniversary Exhibit“Tonight is Forever,” a new exhibit at the William Way LGBT Community Center created by Stuart Weitzman School of Design Senior Lecturer Gabriel Martinez, is on display through June 28.
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June 3, 2019
Charles Bernstein Wins the Bollingen Prize: Versus VerseThe Penn poet and professor has won the prestigious Bollingen Prize for his (self-described) “controversial and disliked” work.
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June 3, 2019
Walt Whitman and the People’s PressA unique course combining literature and design leads to a mobile printing press that will be part of the poet’s 200th birthday celebration.
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May 24, 2019
The Summer Reading List: Book Recommendations from Penn faculty and staffTo help highlight some potential reads for the Penn community this summer, 18 Penn faculty and staff members share their recommendations for what to read this summer—everything from essay and poetry collections to an autobiographical book of life advice from Agatha Christie.
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May 24, 2019
National Portrait Gallery Announces Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw as New Director of History, Research and Scholarship / Senior HistorianThe Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has appointed Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, undergraduate chair and associate professor of history of art at the University of Pennsylvania, as the museum’s new director of history, research and scholarship / senior historian. Shaw will work with the History, Curatorial, and Audience Engagement departments to strengthen the museum’s scholarly programs and be a thought leader on the connections between portraiture, biography and identity in America. Shaw is the first woman to hold this senior position at the National Portrait Gallery.