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June 7, 2018
Penn Alumni Exhibiting in PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia has a vibrant art scene, and Penn Alumni play an active role. See the work of three artists and curators at three different spaces around town.
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May 20, 2018
The Associated Press Publishes Feature on Penn Museum’s Global Guides ProgramThe Associated Press published a feature on the Global Guides Program at the Penn Museum this weekend. In the article, "Rusty Baker, executive director of the non-profit advocacy group PA Museums, said programs like the Penn Museum’s Global Guides provide visitors with a richer experience and could help grow audiences." The Museum will continue to grow the Global Guides Program as it opens new galleries.
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May 17, 2018
Penn Announces Its Appointment for the H. Carton Rogers III Vice Provost and Director of the Penn LibrariesOn May 17, University of Pennsylvania Provost Wendell Pritchett announced the appointment of Constantia Constantinou as the H. Carton Rogers III Vice Provost and Director of the Penn Libraries, effective Aug. 1. Read Penn Today's feature to learn about Constantinou and her exciting background, including degrees in music and music theory.
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May 17, 2018
PennSound Releases PoemTalk Podcast Episode 124PennSound recently released PoemTalk podcast episode 124—a discussion of Jack Kerouac’s "Old Angel Midnight" with Michelle Taransky, J.C. Cloutier, and Clark Coolidge.
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May 17, 2018
PennDesign Faculty and Alum Win National Design AwardsThe National Design Awards program celebrates design as a vital humanistic tool in shaping the world, and seeks to increase national awareness of design by educating the public and promoting excellence, innovation, and lasting achievement. Last week the 2018 awards were anounced. The Architecture Design prize was awarded to WEISS/MANFREDI, the firm led by Graham Chair Professor of Architecture Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi. Alumna Anne Whiston Spirn (MLA’74), a landscape architect and MIT professor, won the Design Mind prize.