West Philadelphia Story

College students help develop virtual museum of West Philadelphia history.

Through an academically based community service course, Penn undergraduates have played a vital role in developing a virtual museum of the historic neighborhood that surrounds the Penn campus. The West Philadelphia Community History Center, spearheaded by Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History Walter Licht, paints a portrait of the families, institutions and events that have shaped West Philadelphia.

In this audio slide show, view historical images of West Philadelphia and listen to College juniors Michael Garofalo and Erik Virbitsky talk about their experiences working on the West Philadelphia Community History Center.

News

Events

March 17: Penn Science Café featuring Jonathan Moreno, David and Lyn Silfen University Professor, Professor of Medical Ethics and of History and Sociology of Science, "Bioethics in Washington." MarBar (2nd Floor, Marathon Grill), 40th and Walnut Streets. 6 p.m.

March 18: 2010 Levin Family Dean's Forum, "Same-Sex Marriage: Beyond the Politics of Disgust," by Dr. Martha Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago. Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut Street. 4:30 p.m.

Multimedia

Penn Back Then. Listen to new alumni memories from Homecoming 2009.

Addicted to Mammograms. Penn professor Robert Aronowitz weighs in on the debate over new breast cancer screening guidelines.

The 2010 Goldstone Forum. Malcolm Gladwell discusses "Culture, Community and Laws."