Hearing about someone's experience of interpersonal violence can be tough. This training will educate participants on the impact of sexual assault and relationship violence and provide them with concrete skills to support survivors of interpersonal violence.
Join us for a bi-weekly series titled "Navigating Journeys" where the topic changes each week. These conversations are open to everyone interested in sharing their family's journeys.
Watch Penn Baseball face the Harvard Crimson
Men's Tennis vs George Mason
Great Migrations: A People on the Move explores the transformative impact of Black migration on American culture and society.
A Conversation about the Podcast Empire City
What are the roots of policing in America? And what does that tell us about law enforcement's stated mission to protect and service? Join Peabody Award–winning podcast host and scholar Chenjerai Kumanyika for a discussion of his podcast, Empire City, which tracks the origins of the NYPD to reveal truths about what law enforcement means in America today. Kumanyika will be in conversation with Matt Katz, a Peabody Award–winning journalist who created and hosted the autobiographical podcast Inconceivable Truth and is now the executive producer of the City Cast Philly podcast. Katz teaches journalistic writing in the Creative Writing Program at Penn.
Alongside his scholarship and teaching, disciplinary service on the intersections of social justice and media, Chenjerai Kumanyika specializes in using narrative non-fiction audio journalism to critique the ideology of American historical myths about issues such as race, the Civil War, and policing. He has written in scholarly venues such as Popular Music & Society, Popular Communication, and The Routledge Companion to Advertising and Promotional Culture, as well as public venues such as The Intercept, Transom, Codeswitch, All Things Considered, Invisibilia, and VICE. Kumanyika is also the co-creator, co-executive producer, and co-host of Uncivil, Gimlet Media's podcast on the Civil War and he is the collaborator for Scene on Radio's influential Season 2 "Seeing White," and Season 4 on the history of American democracy. Kumanyika’s work has been recognized with several prestigious honors including the George Foster Peabody Award (2018) for Uncivil and The Media Literate Media Award (NAMLE) for Scene on Radio (2021). In 2021, he received the Union of Democratic Communications' Dallas Smythe Award for his career accomplishments and advocacy.
Matt Katz is an investigative reporter, journalist, and podcast host who has covered everything from local school boards to presidential elections to natural disasters. In 2024 he created, wrote, and hosted an autobiographical podcast, Inconceivable Truth, about how he came to exist. Vogue named it one of the best podcasts of the year, and it hit the Top 10 on the Apple Podcasts charts. For many years Matt covered former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, first for The Philadelphia Inquirer and then WNYC and NPR, winning a Peabody Award and publishing a book, "American Governor: Chris Christie's Bridge to Redemption," with Simon & Schuster. Matt's reporting has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, PBS, and The Washington Post. He also works as an adjunct professor teaching journalism in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Pennsylvania. Matt is currently executive producer of City Cast Philly, a daily news-and-culture podcast and email newsletter about Philadelphia.
Join the Penn Women's Center community's book discussion! Part of the Gender Equity Week program series.
GIS mapping (QGis: project related to associating place with gender)
Join us in the Arts Café for the recording of our next installment of LIVE AT THE WRITERS HOUSE. This episode will feature members of the student-led spoken word poetry group The Excelano Project.
The Excelano Project is the University of Pennsylvania’s first and premiere spoken word group. Supposedly derived from Latin, “excelano” means “we march forth” and from its foundation in 2001 by poets and then Penn students Carlos Gomez and Warren Longmire, EP has been doing just that. Performing on campus and having competed at the national level, The Excelano Project has made a name for itself. In 2007 and in 2009 we had the pleasure of taking home the College Union’s Poetry Slam Invitational title. Our poets have been featured at the White House, on HBO, at the famous Nuyorican Poets Cafe, on Broadway, and all around the world.
"LIVE at the Writers House" is a long-standing collaboration between Kelly Writers House and WXPN (88.5 FM). Six times annually between September and April, the Writers House records a one-hour broadcast of poetry, music, and other spoken-word art, for broadcast on WXPN. "LIVE" is made possible through the generous support of BigRoc.
Watch Penn Baseball face the Saint Joseph's Hawks
Research into historical and contemporary film or television often requires deep dives into unfamiliar primary and secondary sources. Go beyond IMDb and the online comments section. Learn strategies to find the most relevant secondary literature, film and TV scholarship, reviews by respected critics, 20th-century newspaper sources, director and celebrity interviews, industry publications, documentation of historical censorship in the U.S., and more.
Location: Class of '55
Registration is required.
“Lift Up your Self Image” - Body Empowerment Lifting Session with Women Who Lift!
Penn Association for Gender Equity (PAGE) and Penn Violence Prevention (PVP) presents "How to Support a Survivor”
Hearing about someone's experience of interpersonal violence can be tough. This training will educate participants on the impact of sexual assault and relationship violence and provide them with concrete skills to support survivors of interpersonal violence.
Please join Vote That Jawn, The Philadelphia Citizen, the Penn Creative Writing Program, and the Kelly Writers House for the inaugural Sheno Prize Celebration! Honoring the legacy of Penn graduate, Philadelphia writer, and Vote That Jawn Youth Leader Erinda Sheno (C’22), the Sheno Prizes will recognize high school and college writers for extraordinary pieces on voting, democracy, immigration, and Philadelphia life.
All are welcome for an evening of celebration and community, featuring guest speakers, music, food, and lots of young writers. We’ll toast Erinda’s legacy and celebrate the next generation of Philadelphia writers.
From early on, the quiet, reserved Erinda Sheno brought an unmistakable voice to her writing: witty, naughty, clear-eyed about human foibles and hopeful, especially when it came to the country and the city that her parents came to from Albania to raise their children. The Sheno Prize encourages young writers in Philadelphia to find and share their own unique writing voices.
Houston Hall is excited to invite you to our weekly celebration and tabling fair called, “Wake-Up Wednesday (WUW Fairs)". At WUW Fair each Wednesday from 11am to 1pm you can discover various Penn departments, programs and student organizations! Enjoy music, snacks and social time with members of the Penn community.
Watch Penn Women's Lacrosse face the Florida Gators at Franklin Field
Trivia Tabling by Penn Association for Gender Equity (PAGE)!
Curated by Lila Shermeta (C’25), this final Brodsky Gallery exhibition of the spring semester will feature visual art by Philadelphia-area college students. Join us for a poetry reading in honor of the show, followed by a reception with some of the artists.
Join us for a bi-weekly series titled "Navigating Journeys" where the topic changes each week. These conversations are open to everyone interested in sharing their family's journeys.
Speaker event with a Pennsylvania State Representative hosted by the Penn Association for Gender Equity (PAGE)
Join us in creating a banner for the Penn Women’s Center! Bring your passion, creativity, and ideas to life! We will have paint, markers, stencils, and stamps for you to explore new art forms. Together, we will create art that will empower and strengthen our community. Food and drinks will be provided! All are welcome!
Sponsored by Penn Women's Center, Penn Association for Gender Equity. Supported by PWC and Sachs Program for Arts Innovation.
Doula Program by the Philadelphia Alliance for Labor Support (PALS), student organization. Sponsored by the Penn Association for Gender Equity.
Lights up on Kit, a struggling – not starving, but hungry – artist trying to make it big in Hollywood with their original script, "Titanic II: Here We Go Again!" Their big break comes when an all-powerful executive agrees to produce their film – on one condition: that the executive’s child, a washed up, stuck-up child actor named Baby Kingsley, star in the leading role. When Baby Kingsley throws a tantrum, Kit’s best friend Blaire gets jealous, and the executive steals creative control, chaos ensues at a 5-6-7-8. Will this movie float to the top or sink to the bottom? Can celebrities drink any kind of baby’s blood to stay young forever? How many times can the fourth wall be broken before it’s unsalvageable? Find out in Mask and Wig’s 136th Annual Production: Once Upon a Crime in Hollywood!
Content Warning: This content contains loud sounds, flashing lights, and profanity that may not be suitable for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised.
Join Penn Women’s Center to shape the future of PWC and beyond. Hear Sophie Lewis discuss her new book, Enemy Feminisms, then share your feminist future vision in an open dialogue. Enter to win a signed copy! All are welcome!
Take a quick study break, meet new people, and try our snacks and tea!!
A girls indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big questions and wage tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of adolescent warriors. A portrait of conflict, strength, and the love and friendship that bring people together through their toughest times.
Content warning: Implied sexual assault, death, vehicular trauma, bereavement, mentions of genocide, war crimes, disordered eating, references to substance abuse of varying kinds, bullying, racism, transphobia, the use of an ableist slur, and allusions to suicide and abortion.
Get ready to boogie and throw down with Sparks Dance Company in Howdy, Sparks!
Sparks Dance Company was founded in 1989 as Penn's premiere dance company dedicated to both performing and community service. The company, managed by undergraduate students, maintains a high technical level of many styles of dance including ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, modern, lyrical and contemporary.
Content warning: This performance uses strobe lighting effects and includes some strong language.
Based on Georges Seurat's painting “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,” Sunday in the Park With George explores an artist’s creative process, beginning with a blank canvas, and the relationships that emerge. Set in two different centuries, Sunday is equally a tale of bygone years and a contemporary representation of the enduring powers of love and art.
Lights up on Kit, a struggling – not starving, but hungry – artist trying to make it big in Hollywood with their original script, "Titanic II: Here We Go Again!" Their big break comes when an all-powerful executive agrees to produce their film – on one condition: that the executive’s child, a washed up, stuck-up child actor named Baby Kingsley, star in the leading role. When Baby Kingsley throws a tantrum, Kit’s best friend Blaire gets jealous, and the executive steals creative control, chaos ensues at a 5-6-7-8. Will this movie float to the top or sink to the bottom? Can celebrities drink any kind of baby’s blood to stay young forever? How many times can the fourth wall be broken before it’s unsalvageable? Find out in Mask and Wig’s 136th Annual Production: Once Upon a Crime in Hollywood!
Content Warning: This content contains loud sounds, flashing lights, and profanity that may not be suitable for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised.
The chords are stacked, the stage is set, and the most anticipated a cappella event of the season is here… welcome to The Oschords! Join Dischord, Penn’s premier Pop and R&B A Cappella group, for a night of unforgettable performances and award-worthy music. Featuring hits from Beyoncé, Sia, Hozier, Mariah Carey, and more, this is the show you don’t want to miss. Grab your seats, cue the spotlight, and get ready for The Oschords!
Loosely based off of the sequel to the Squid Game series, this script instead focuses on Soldier 011, the North Korean defect desperately searching for her son. Expecting her life to be brutal, she is instead surprised and disgusted by how unseriously all the players are taking the game.
Sori Game 2 will introduce fun acapella twists to the games! Each contestant’s abilities to survive various activities related to PennSori will be tested in the ultimate battle of wits and musical ability. Join us in an intense battle for survival with the greatest Korean acapella group on campus!
Content warning: Occasional use of strong language
Welcome to "You Can't Sit With K-Beats”, where Penn k-Beats brings the drama, the glam, and the killer moves straight from the K-POP stage! Get ready for a show so fetch — catch us at 11 AM and 1:30 PM on 3/29!
Content warning: Some of the dances contain strobe lights and may be disruptive to those sensitive to light.
Watch Penn Softball face the Brown Bears
Second game starts at 3:00 PM
Women's Tennis vs Princeton
A girls indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big questions and wage tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of adolescent warriors. A portrait of conflict, strength, and the love and friendship that bring people together through their toughest times.
Content warning: Implied sexual assault, death, vehicular trauma, bereavement, mentions of genocide, war crimes, disordered eating, references to substance abuse of varying kinds, bullying, racism, transphobia, the use of an ableist slur, and allusions to suicide and abortion.
Based on Georges Seurat's painting “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,” Sunday in the Park With George explores an artist’s creative process, beginning with a blank canvas, and the relationships that emerge. Set in two different centuries, Sunday is equally a tale of bygone years and a contemporary representation of the enduring powers of love and art.
Welcome to "You Can't Sit With K-Beats", where Penn k-Beats brings the drama, the glam, and the killer moves straight from the K-POP stage! Get ready for a show so fetch — catch us at 11 AM and 1:30 PM on 3/29!
Content warning: Some of the dances contain strobe lights and may be disruptive to those sensitive to light.
A girls indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big questions and wage tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of adolescent warriors. A portrait of conflict, strength, and the love and friendship that bring people together through their toughest times.
Content warning: Implied sexual assault, death, vehicular trauma, bereavement, mentions of genocide, war crimes, disordered eating, references to substance abuse of varying kinds, bullying, racism, transphobia, the use of an ableist slur, and allusions to suicide and abortion.
Get ready to boogie and throw down with Sparks Dance Company in Howdy, Sparks!
Sparks Dance Company was founded in 1989 as Penn's premiere dance company dedicated to both performing and community service. The company, managed by undergraduate students, maintains a high technical level of many styles of dance including ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, modern, lyrical and contemporary.
Content warning: This performance uses strobe lighting effects and includes some strong language.
Join PAGE for some snacks, painting, and community!
Experience Squid Games with Penn Masala, the world’s first South Asian a cappella group, performing a live show featuring Bollywood and Western pop mashups!