Dave Zeitlin

Philadelphia

Associate Editor at The Pennsylvania Gazette

Editor and writer, @PennGazette. @Penn alum. Past bylines in @TheAthleticPHI, @MLS, @AP_Sports, @NBCSPhilly & @wcdailylocal. @PhilaUnion beat writer original.

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Articles

May|Jun 2025

2 weeks ago | thepenngazette.com | Dave Zeitlin |Alyson Krueger |Molly Petrilla

Download a PDF of this issueMay | Jun 2025Vol. 123, No. 5Through his unorthodox courses, religious studies professor Justin McDaniel is training Penn students how to immerse themselves in literature, disconnect from their phones, build lifelong bonds with classmates … and prepare for the inevitable emotional pain life will bring.
Welcome to Despair

2 weeks ago | thepenngazette.com | Dave Zeitlin

Through his unorthodox courses, religious studies professor Justin McDaniel is training Penn students how to immerse themselves in literature, disconnect from their phones, build lifelong bonds with classmates … and prepare for the inevitable emotional pain life will bring.
Every Bite, Every Day

Jan 3, 2025 | thepenngazette.com | Dave Zeitlin

What one Penn family is doing to raise awareness and research funds for celiac disease—and pursue a cure using mRNA technology pioneered by Drew Weissman. By Dave Zeitlin | Photography by Tommy Leonardi C’89It’s a warm Friday afternoon in early October, and Jax Bari is doing what an 11-year-old should be doing: he’s getting dirty. Off from school for fall break, Jax is strolling around Penn’s campus with his father Jon Bari C’89, mother Leslie, and sister Lexi, a second-year student at Wharton.
Jan|Feb 2025

Jan 3, 2025 | thepenngazette.com | Trey Popp |Dave Zeitlin

Download a PDF of this issue January | February 2025Vol. 123, No. 3On the 65th anniversary of thePenn Course Guide, a deep dive into what contemporary Penn undergraduates actually study—and how their choices have changed over time.By Trey PoppWhat one Penn family is doing to raise awareness and research funds for celiac disease—and pursue a cure using mRNA technology pioneered by Drew Weissman. By Dave ZeitlinOur annual photo gallery. Plus: Alumni Awards of Merit and citations.
Sep|Oct 2024

Aug 26, 2024 | thepenngazette.com | Dave Zeitlin |Trey Popp |JoAnn Greco

Download a PDF of this issue September | October 2024Vol.
The Unexpected Entrepreneurs

Aug 26, 2024 | thepenngazette.com | Dave Zeitlin

For 10 years, the President’s Engagement and Innovation Prizes have equipped a select few graduating Penn seniors with a large cash award and faculty mentorship for post-graduation projects designed to make a “positive, lasting difference in the world.” The prizes, unlike anything else in higher education, have catapulted new social entrepreneurs into the world—and created a “community of changemakers” who are leaning on each other (and other alumni) to take their organizations to the next...
Title Town

Apr 24, 2024 | thepenngazette.com | Dave Zeitlin

In addition to the men’s squashnational championship, several other winter teams and athleteshad memorable seasons. Among them:• Senior Bryce Louie won a national fencing championship with a win overhis Penn teammate Blake Broszus in the NCAA men’s foil final. Louie became the16th men’s fencer to win an NCAA title and the first since Michael Mills C’14in 2013.
We Should Be Friends

Feb 23, 2024 | thepenngazette.com | Dave Zeitlin

For the past 20 years, Aaron Karo W’01 and Matt Ritter L’05 have been part of a unique friendship tradition called “Man of the Year” with their childhood buddies. Now, the fellow comedians and writers have launched a podcast of the same name to encourage other men to create, maintain, and grow their own friendships.
Fighting a Pernicious Evil

Feb 23, 2024 | thepenngazette.com | Dave Zeitlin

DentalSchool Dean Mark Wolff has been leading a University-wide task force to combatantisemitism on campus. When Mark Wolff, the Morton Amsterdam Dean of the University’s School of Dental Medicine, was asked to lead the task force associated with Penn’s Action Plan to Combat Antisemitism, he didn’t hesitate to answer the call. But he knew how difficult and “emotionally charged” the work would be.
Facing Hate with Allyship

Feb 23, 2024 | thepenngazette.com | Dave Zeitlin

A rabbi, an actor, and a testament to the importance of Black–Jewish solidarity. David Wolpe C’81 didn’t quite believe it at first when he got a phone call and the person on the other end of the line said, “Hi, this is Van Jones.” Wolpe—a prominent rabbi who was once named one of the world’s most influential Jews [“The Many Songs of David,” Sep|Oct 2015]—was even more gobsmacked at why the well-known CNN political commentator was calling him.