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Download a PDF of this issueMarch | April 2025Vol. 123, No. 4Rebuilding Together Philadelphia is repairing homes one at a time to strengthen neighborhoods and build generational wealth. Plus: An archaeological dig reveals Black Bottom history in “What Lies Beneath.”By JoAnn Greco In a varied and decades-long career as a photographer and videographer Charlie Steiner C’68 has traveled around the world. But he still keeps coming back to the 1960s on Penn’s campus, where he got his start.

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In a varied and decades-long career as a photographer and videographer Charlie Steiner C’68 has traveled around the world. But he still keeps coming back to the 1960s on Penn’s campus, where he got his start. By John Prendergast | Photography by Charles SteinerFor years the photographer and videographer Charlie Steiner C’68 has been tinkering with a project he calls Highway 67 Revisited.

Apr 25, 2024 | thepenngazette.com | John Prendergast

Towards the end of Caren Lissner C’93’s cover story “Good Grief” on Colin Campbell C’91, whose two teenage children died in a car crash five years ago, she recounts Campbell’s response on a podcast to a caller who spoke of continuing to think about a childhood friend who had died years before. Campbell urged her to put aside any fears of reopening old wounds and reach out to the friend’s family to let them know that their child was still remembered. “Grief doesn’t need reigniting,” he said.

Feb 23, 2024 | thepenngazette.com | John Prendergast

Reading through senior editor Trey Popp’s interview with Admissions Dean Whitney Soule, “Admissions in Transition,” this quote stuck with me: “The applicant pool is the future. Those are the students who are pursuing dreams for themselves—and their dreams are big.”Theirdiscussion took place while Soule and herteam were in the process of decisionmakingfor next year’s incoming Class of 2028.

Feb 23, 2024 | thepenngazette.com | John Prendergast

A fierce believer in the value of universities to society and a defender of academic freedom, Penn’s new volunteer leader is determined to ensure that “no one is afraid to be who they are” on campus. Whenhe arrived at Penn from India as a freshman, RamananRaghavendran EAS’89 W’89 LPS’15 was struck by the exposure to students ofdifferent backgrounds from across the US and the world. “I had never met asingle Jewish person. I had met maybe one Muslim child in fifth grade.