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Pennalicious Profiles: He’s Way Smarter Than a Fifth Grader

If you’re a fan of reality TV, you’ll be happy to know that there’s a Penn alum behind some of the biggest reality shows out there. For the past 3 years Roy Bank (C’94, Intramural Football) took charge as the head of Development and Operations for Mark Burnett Productions, one of the most recognized television […]

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Penn Alumni You Should Know About: Vol. 14

[ssba] We Penntertainment folks are hoping you’re all finding the silver lining in this whole polar vortex situation. We’re certainly thinking of you east coasters while we sunbathe out here in LA. We’re not the only people hitting the beach, though. Check out the Penn alums who have been making waves in entertainment recently…

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Penn Alumni You Should Know About: Vol. 11

[ssba] Check out these 16 Penn alumni making news in Hollywood! TV Joan Harrison (Bloomers) has just been named SVP Scripted Programming and Development at Asylum Pictures, according to Deadline. The former literary agent will be responsible for the production company’s miniseries and limited series projects. Congrats Joan! Mark Cronin (ENG ’86, Mask and Wig) […]

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DT Celebrates 1,000 Posts!:  My Video Tour Through Penn

Woo hoo!  This is DT’s 1,000th post! In honor of this post, I thought I’d post a special treat to all my alumni readers across the world who haven’t been back to campus in quite some time. After not being back on campus for 5 years, this past September I returned to Penn and discovered […]

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Winning Thoughts From a Two Year Old

Woohoo! DT is two! This week we’re celebrating the second anniversary of Dueling Tampons! DT is now connecting the largest group of alumni, undergrads and pre-Penn peeps in one place. And this year we’ve also seen more people from high school reaching into the DT community as prospects interested in Penn. Maybe this year’s influx […]

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She’s doing a Western

Image from cbs.com Actress Elizabeth Banks (C’96) has been doing everything from comedies, to dramas to horror films. Well, come this Sunday, she’s about to saddle up and do a Western in CBS’s Comanche Moon, the 3 part series prequel to the Pulitzer prize winning book, “Lonesome Dove”. Liz plays Maggie Tilton, a young prostitute […]

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