Molly Petrilla

1 month 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.

1 month ago | thepenngazette.com | Molly Petrilla |A Career

In 1997, 25-year-old Matt Selman landed his dream job writing for The Simpsons. He’s still there today as head showrunner, striving to keep the 35-year-old animated series vital and surprising while also hanging on to its humor and heart. But how long will the show go on?

Oct 24, 2024 | thepenngazette.com | Molly Petrilla

In her debut book, The Mother Artist, Catherine Ricketts C’09 explores the limitations and creative benefits for mothers who make art. A mother herself, she faced many of the same hurdles as she wrote the book—and she’s not the only alumna (or alumnus) finding both challenge and success navigating the balance between art and caregiving.

Oct 24, 2024 | thepenngazette.com | Molly Petrilla |Dan Rottenberg |JoAnn Greco

Download a PDF of this issue November | December 2024Vol. 123, No. 2In her debut book, The Mother Artist, Catherine Ricketts C’09 explores the limitations and creative benefits for mothers who make art. A mother herself, she faced many of the same hurdles as she wrote the book—and she’s not the only alumna (or alumnus) finding both challenge and success navigating the balance between art and caregiving.

Apr 24, 2024 | thepenngazette.com | Molly Petrilla

How a journey of self-discovery led to a lifeof service and spreading goodness through uplifting music. Nimesh “Nimo” Patel W’00had just finished a meeting with the Wharton Undergraduate Media & Entertainment Club he cofounded at Penn. Slicing through campuson College Green, he chatted with his friendabout the bright futures they saw forthemselves. “We were like, Dude, we’re gonna make such a big impact on thisworld,” Patel remembers. At the time, he planned on becoming CEO of Warner Bros.