Celebrate Alumni Weekend with Penn Arts & Sciences
Celebrate Alumni Weekend with Penn Arts & Sciences!
Virtual Lightbulb Café | Bob Dylan: Prophet Without God by Jeffrey Edward Green
Wednesday, May 15
4 PM
Virtual Event via Zoom Webinar
Bob Dylan has always been more than a musician. Whether as an icon of the social movements of the 1960s, a convert to evangelical Christianity publicly wrestling with his faith, or simply a poet of genius, Dylan has occupied a position of moral leadership for more than 50 years. In Bob Dylan: Prophet Without God, political philosopher Jeffrey Edward Green provides an overarching account of the significance of the 2016 Nobel Prize laureate’s political, religious, and ethical ideas. Dylan speaks to ideals that have animated earlier prophets—social justice, individual freedom, and adherence to God—but breaks from past tradition by testifying to the conflicts between these ideals. Green shows how Dylan has made novel contributions to the meaning of self-reliance, the quest for rapprochement between the religious and non-religious, and the problem of how ordinary people might operate in a fallen political world.
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Class of 1974 Academic Symposium - Albert C. Barnes: Collector and Iconoclast
Friday, May 17
3:30 PM
Irvine Auditorium
3401 Spruce Street
Co-sponsored by the Class of 1974, Penn Arts & Sciences, and Penn Arts & Culture. This event is open to all alumni.
Join us to hear Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, Class of 1940 Bicentennial Term Associate Professor in Penn’s Department of the History of Art and Graduate Chair, speak about how Dr. Barnes built his iconic collection, his unique view of art and whom it was meant to serve, and finally, how the Barnes Collection continues to fulfill that mission today.
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"Living the Hard Promise" on Campus
Saturday, May 18
9:30-10:30 a.m.
Blank Forum (Room 250)
Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics
133 S. 36th Street
In the fall of 2023, Penn Arts & Sciences announced the “Living the Hard Promise” series, an initiative to create spaces for the University community to begin the process of working through a period of tremendous challenge. Over the course of the spring, the series engaged students, faculty, and staff in programs examining the purpose, history, and challenges of open expression; the purpose of universities; and the role of social media in contemporary public discourse.
In a special program for our alumni, panelists will share their observations on the purpose of the program and highlights from the semester’s discussions and will take questions from the audience.
Smoothies with Penn Arts & Sciences
Saturday, May 18
11 AM - 2 PM
Reading Room, Houston Hall
Make Alumni Weekend extra smooth with some help from Penn Arts & Sciences! Visit the School's table on College Green to enjoy a free smoothie and connect with our team. You'll be refreshed as you learn how to stay connected to the College throughout the year. And don't forget to pick up a fun button or two to show your Penn pride!
To see a complete schedule of all 2024 Alumni Weekend events, please click HERE.