60-Second Lectures | September 3
60-Second Lectures
A Penn Arts & Sciences tradition since 2003, the 60-Second Lectures returns this fall to the College Green!
Every fall and spring, you can find the School's faculty on the College Green tasking a minute to share their perspectives on a wide range of topics and interests.
Join us on Wednesday, September 3 as Gareth Roberts, Associate Professor of Linguistics, kicks off the fall season.
Penn Public Lectures presents Feeling: Literature in Ancient Greece and India
The Penn Public Lectures on Classical Antiquity and the Contemporary World present Feeling: Literature in Ancient Greece and India
Featuring Phiroze Vasunia, Professor of Greek, University College London
Ben Talks Los Angeles: Art, Artifacts, and Society
What do objects—artistic, everyday, and digital—tell us about culture and history?
Meet new School of Arts & Sciences Dean Mark Trodden and join our panel of experts for a dynamic conversation on how artistic production and material culture reflect, preserve, and challenge societal narratives and connect us to human experience.
A light reception and mingling with fellow alums opens the evening, followed by remarks from Dean Trodden, our faculty panel, and post-reception dessert.
60-Second Lectures | The Constitution at 238
60-Second Lectures
Join us in celebrating 238 years of the Constitution with a special edition of 60-Second Lectures!
On Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 12:00 p.m. four Penn Arts & Sciences faculty will mark Constitution Day 2025 by sharing diverse outlooks and expertise on the supreme law shaping the United States before joining in a discussion led by Dean Peter Struck.
Go to eventWolf Humanities Center | The Persistence of Wretched Subjects
George Sarton, the founder of the modern discipline of the history of science, once characterized the study of ancient astrology as a waste of a time — a “wretched subject” — sparking decades of responses. Princeton historian of science Michael D.Go to event
Wolf Humanities Center | The Edges of Truth: Secrecy, Artifice, and the Limits of Knowledge
The Edges of Truth: Secrecy, Artifice, and the Limits of Knowledge brings together scholars across disciplines to explore how what we perceive as truth has been constructed, obscured, misunderstood, contested, and reimagined throughout history.
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Global Discovery Series | Living with Risk in Ancient Rome and Today
The Global Discovery Lecture Series lets you explore the world virtually, both far and near, with Penn faculty members and your fellow alumni community. Each live, interactive lecture features Penn professors sharing new and innovative research on a variety of topics. Participants will have the opportunity to ask in-depth questions and are sure to learn something new in each one hour session.
We live with risk all the time.Go to event
Global Discovery Series | Meeting the Challenges of Climate Adaptation in the Dutch Caribbean
The Global Discovery Lecture Series lets you explore the world virtually, both far and near, with Penn faculty members and your fellow alumni community. Each live, interactive lecture features Penn professors sharing new and innovative research on a variety of topics.Go to event
Global Discovery Series | The Postigo Express: A Gallery Tour
The Global Discovery Lecture Series lets you explore the world virtually, both far and near, with Penn faculty members and your fellow alumni community. Each live, interactive lecture features Penn professors sharing new and innovative research on a variety of topics.Go to event
Global Discovery Series: Shakespeare’s Others