Penn Today: Chinatown and community as a cornerstone

Penn Today: Chinatown and community as a cornerstone

Photo credit: Ryan DeBerardinis/Shutterstock By Kristina García For Thouron Scholar Will Chan, a Ph.D. candidate in theoretical physics, Chinatowns have always felt like home, no matter the country. It was a Chinatown in his home of Newcastle, England where Chan got...
Washington Square News: 5 identity-based bookstores to explore

Washington Square News: 5 identity-based bookstores to explore

Photo credit: Dodotone/Shutterstock By Julia Kim New York City has no shortage of bookstores. From the well-known names of Shakespeare & Co. and the Strand Book Store, to the hole-in-the-wall shops you find by chance on your walk to class, there are plenty of...
Inside Higher Ed: No More Monoliths

Inside Higher Ed: No More Monoliths

Photo credit: Diego Grandi/Shutterstock By  Niyati Shah and Juhwan Seo Many colleges and universities have now released demographic student data for their first freshman class admitted after the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action in Students...
Vietnamese Boat People: Our Journeys: 50 Years After the Fall

Vietnamese Boat People: Our Journeys: 50 Years After the Fall

Photo credit: MMD Creative/Shutterstock An exhibition coming in 2025, presented by Vietnamese Boat People.  Vietnamese Boat People (VBP) is honored to present “Our Journeys: 50 Years After the Fall,” a traveling exhibition debuting in New York City in 2025. This...