School of Arts & Sciences - University of Pennsylvania

Upcoming Events

Reminder: The South Street Bridge is closed. Click here for alternate routes to Penn.

July 6 - 12: Richard Beeman, Not Even Past: Conversations on American History. Open Learning Commons history book group kicks off with discussion of Plain, Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution.

June 24: Emphasizing the Positive: Positive Emotions, Diverse Social Networks, and Social Status Contribute to Lower Morbidity and Mortality. Part of the Positive Health Lecture Series. Dunlop Auditorium, Stemmler Hall, 3450 Hamilton Walk (Entrance a short walk from 36th and Spruce Streets). Noon.

July 7: Philippe Bourgois, Richard Perry University Professor of Anthropology and Family and Community Medicine at Penn, discusses his new book, Righteous Dopefiend. Penn Bookstore, 3601 Walnut Street. 7 p.m.

July 14: Memorial Service for Dr. Ralph F. Hirschmann. A memorial service is being held to celebrate the professional life and work of Ralph F. Hirschmann, the Rao Makineni Professor of Bioorganic Chemistry at Penn. Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce Street. 3 p.m.

Annual Events

Dean's Forum Lectures
The Levin Family Dean's Forum Lecture offers the University community and the general public the opportunity to meet with leading intellectual figures who exemplify the liberal arts tradition.

60-Second Lectures
Every spring and fall, SAS faculty take a minute out on Locust Walk to share their perspectives on topics ranging from human history and the knowable universe, to fractions and fly-fishing.