Recently, I was among a group of alumni invited to a special breakfast with visiting University officials from alumni relations and development. At the meeting, we were shown a fantastically produced Penn promotional video that by the end, gave me chills and made me feel real proud to be an alum! After the jump check […]
Looks like Penn dropped this year from #4 (2009) to now #5 in this year’s US News and World Report “Best Colleges” list. I guess we’re back to where we were in 2007. If memory serves correct, it’s still better from where we were in the mid 90’s (#12). Share Tweet
Last August, we started a new exclusive DT monthly Vlog series documenting the life of 2 Penn graduates who are embarking on a music career, so that others can learn from their experiences. In this 8th episode (and after living in Austin now for almost 10 months), Ben Naecker (C’09, Water Polo) and Blake West […]
Singer-songwriter Jay Matsueda (W’95, Good Cop Bad Cop Acoustic Music Group) has gone from eating his sad to releasing his second CD “Treat Love Kind” (For you Los Angelinos, Jay’s CD Release party is this Wednesday, 5/26 at The Mint, 8-10 pm). And Jay has a whole bunch of “best in the business” musicians backing […]
Comedienne Lesley Wolff (C’93, Bloomers) was recently featured on HGTV’s “Buying and Selling: 20 Best Secrets”. Watch Lesley put her comedic spin on these secrets in the video clip above. For you aspiring Penn undergrad and alumni stand-ups, Lesley is definitely someone you should know. She produces and hosts a “Fresh Faces” comedy workshop and […]
It certainly is proving to be the time of Allison Winn Scotch’s (C’95) life. Her book The Time of My Life was optioned by the Weinstein Brothers, and last week was reviewed in People Magazine and made The Today Show‘s top 10 books for the fall. Now news that her book made the New York Times […]