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Department of English, University of Pennsylvania @PennEnglish Nov 26, 2024

THE WALLACE TALES 📖🖋️

Check out this fabulous feature on David Wallace, Judith Rodin Professor of English, in the Fall/Winter 2024 print edition of OMNIA, from the School of Arts & Sciences!

🔗 omnia.sas.upenn.edu/story/david-wa…

Department of English, University of Pennsylvania @PennEnglish Oct 24, 2024

Calling all Penn English majors and minors!

Interested in studying abroad at King’s College London next Fall? Join us for an info session over afternoon tea to learn more.

First session today!

Poster with images of students in London, illustrations of the London skyline & the UK flag, and text:

TRAVEL TO ENGLAND WITH PENN
The Penn English Program in London offers Penn students the chance to study abroad in one of the most diverse & exciting urban centers in the world!
Reasons why you should spend Fall 2025 with us
-Live in the heart of London with a group of other Penn students
-Travel around the UK with a Penn English Professor as your personal tour guide
-Attend world-class performances in the West End, London’s theatre district
-Take four courses at King’s College, earning 4 credits for your English major or minor back at Penn
-Experience life as a London undergrad student while living in King’s College dorms
QUICK FACTS
-This program is open to all English majors and minors at Penn!
-Admitted students can spend junior or senior Fall semester abroad.
-The Penn English Program in London has been running for more than two decades!
-Applications due January 15, 2025

Department of English, University of Pennsylvania @PennEnglish Oct 22, 2024

Dr. Alicia Meyer, GR’22, is featured in Penn Today! Read all about her research on a pair of gloves rumored to have been Shakespeare’s, now held in the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts @Penn!
penntoday.upenn.edu/news/exploring…

penntoday.upenn.edu Exploring the authenticity of a pair of storied gloves | Penn Today Penn Libraries curator and conservator team up to research a pair of gloves rumored to have been Shakespeare’s to see if the gloves could be from the 1600s.

Department of English, University of Pennsylvania @PennEnglish Jun 26, 2024

"Using Literature to Unlock Stories of the Unseen"

Read about the research of Matty Hemming, who recently earned her doctorate, in the newest issue of OMNIA: omnia.sas.upenn.edu/story/using-li…

Department of English, University of Pennsylvania @PennEnglish Jun 25, 2024

For the past year, Emily Steiner, Rose Family Endowed Term Professor of English, and a team of graduate students have transcribed, translated, and interpreted a scroll that chronicles the genealogy of Yorkist king Edward IV.

Read more in OMNIA: omnia.sas.upenn.edu/story/medieval…

The Edward IV Roll, which was created in the early 1460s and has been at the Free Library of Philadelphia for more than 85 years.