Kelly Writers House

A new student-run magazine highlights perspectives from the Penn LGTBQ+ community.

Kristina García ・June 26, 2020

Kelly Writers House held a forum on racial justice featuring faculty, students, staff, and alumni reading written works, their own and those by others, that speak to these times.

Louisa Shepard ・June 23, 2020

The Kelly Writers House Fellows course continued remotely this semester for the class sessions and public conversations. Last week’s guests were Wesley Morris and Jenna Wortham of The New York Times podcast “Still Processing.”

Louisa Shepard ・May 1, 2020

On the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, scholars and experts share their thoughts in light of the recent rise in anti-Semitism.

Kristen de Groot ・January 24, 2020

The final 2019 installment in our series highlighting impactful work Penn faculty and staff do.

Katherine Unger Baillie, Michele W. Berger ・December 19, 2019

NBC News’ chief foreign affairs correspondent spoke at Kelly Writers House about her 40-plus-year career.

Kristen de Groot ・December 12, 2019

During four public discussions last week as part of a “Writer at Risk” residency, Syrian journalist Zaina Erhaim described in detail the dangers she faced covering armed conflicts while in her country.

Louisa Shepard ・October 25, 2019

As part of the United Nations International Year of Indigenous Languages, campus groups have organized the Indigenous Languages Week Celebration, supported by a grant from the Sachs Program for Arts Innovation Foundation.

Louisa Shepard ・October 22, 2019

Paul Hendrickson’s new book, “Plagued by Fire: The Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright,” brought him full-circle to the famed architect of his childhood in Illinois.

Louisa Shepard ・October 21, 2019

Syrian journalist Zaina Erhaim will visit Penn to discuss the armed conflict in Syria, the importance of an independent press, and the challenges of working in war-torn areas for female journalists. 

Louisa Shepard ・October 17, 2019