The Scales of Suffering: Neo-Lachrymosity and the Writing of Jewish History
Is the writing of Jewish history possible without tears and tales of woe? This was the challenge leveled nearly a hundred years ago by perhaps the most influential Jewish historian in the United States, Salo Baron. Since then, scholars have worked to ensure that Jewish history is not reduced to a tale of suffering alone, and rightly so. But in recent years historians of Jewish life—from the Ancient Mediterranean to the modern Americas—have begun to wonder if perhaps we have written suffering and sadness too far out of the stories we tell.Go to event
David Nelson Rowe, China, and How the History of IR’s New Right Was Lost
“Simply put, China was an integral part of what made the “New Right” new. –Joyce Mao
“Twenty years is about the length of time it takes a group of academics to storm the ramparts, take the citadel, and settle down to the fruits of victory.” -Andrew Abbott
Go to eventBook Talk with Sameer Pandya
Join us on April 2, 2025, for a co-sponsored event featuring Sameer Pandya, author of the novel Members Only and the forthcoming Our Beautiful Boys.
Go to eventPenn Science Café | Pushing the Boundaries of Human Brain Imaging: A New Era of Mind-Brain Research
Join us for an exciting exploration of the future of brain research!
The new MindCORE Neuroimaging Facility boasts a next-generation fMRI machine, offering a groundbreaking tool for researchers to delve deeper into the mind-brain connection.Go to event
2025 Stephen A. Levin Family Dean's Forum featuring Nate Silver
Stephen A. Levin Family Dean’s Forum
The Stephen A. Levin Family Dean's Forum welcomes bestselling author Nate Silver!
Join bestselling author Nate Silver in conversation with Al Filreis on risk, data, and the psychology of leadership.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.
Go to event60-Second Lectures at Quaker Days
Penn Arts & Sciences' 60-Second Lectures are a tradition where faculty share their brief insights on various topics. This spring semester, the series will take place at Quaker Days from Thursday, April 10 through Saturday, April 12 at 11:45 a.m.
Opening remarks read by Peter Struck, Stephen A. Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Go to eventTowards Our Collective Liberation Symposium
Towards Our Collective Liberation Symposium on Friday, April 11, from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm EST
This year’s theme, Towards Our Collective Liberation, explores how Asian American communities subvert stereotypes, transcend identity politics, and reimagine themselves outside the structures that have defined them.Go to event
Book Talk | Our American Israel: The Story of an Entangled Alliance
Join us in discussing Our American Israel: The Story of an Entangled Alliance. Written by Amy Kaplan, the late Edward W. Kane Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. Her former colleagues and students will discuss the posthumously published work.
Go to eventLiving the Hard Promise: Navigating Difficult Dialogues in the Classroom
Open expression is a hard promise: it is both a firm commitment and an extraordinarily difficult one. The mission of a great university requires that we question our assumptions and try to look through the eyes of others. Only through such dialogue can we begin to wrestle with the most challenging issues of our times.
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Global Discovery Series | The Tame and the Wild: People and Animals after 1492