Penn Humanities Forum 10th Anniversary Gala: The Loathly Lady
Join the Penn Humanities Forum as they celebrate their 10th anniversary with the premiere of a new comic opera — playing for one night only, in Philadelphia. At the cusp between opera and musical theater, The Loathly Lady is written and produced by Penn English Professor Wendy Steiner.

2009 Levin Family Dean's Forum: Genetics & Genealogy
Featuring Harvard University Professor and acclaimed author Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Jane S. Pollack Memorial Lecture in Women's Studies
Featuring Marjane Satrapi, internationally renowned graphic novelist, illustrator, and film director, and author of the bestselling graphic novel Persepolis.

Fertility and Genetic Selection: Religious and Bioethical Perspectives
In light of the recent octuplets controversy, there has been much debate over the number of embryos that should be implanted and whether IVF clinics should be allowed to advertise the selection of embryos for implantation based on their genetic profile. Join a student-led panel of leading religious voices in the field of medicine as they discuss this timely issue.

Global Islam in Everyday America
Sponsored by the Asian American Studies Program, Penn's Middle East Center & the South Asia Center This one day conference explores Islam and Muslim identities in the U.S. For more information, contact Dr. Fariha Khan at fariha@sas.upenn.edu.

Girls and Their Education in India
A lunchtime seminar by Center for Advanced Study of India Distinguished International Scholar Dr. Krishna Kumar, Director of the National Council of Educational Research & Training. For more information and to register, email casi@sas.upenn.edu.

Don't Panic: Adventures in High-Tech Startups
Join Elon Musk, C'97, W'97, the co-founder and current CEO and CTO of SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies) and CEO and Product Architect of Tesla Motors, as he shares his experiences establishing high tech startup companies like SpaceX and Tesla Motors. Musk was formerly the largest shareholder of PayPal.

Not Even Past: New Perspectives on American History Series
Thomas Childers in conversation with Bruce Kuklick about "Soldier from the War Returning: The Greatest Generation's Troubled Homecoming from World War II"

BLAST! A Film by Paul Devlin
The 2008 documentary film BLAST! follows a team of scientists hoping to figure out how galaxies form by launching a revolutionary new telescope on a NASA high-altitude balloon. This screening will be followed by an audience Q&A with the film's subject, Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics Mark Devlin.

Cezanne and Beyond: Private Reception with the Co-Curator Kathy Sachs
Sponsored by the Penn Club of Philadelphia
View the "Cezanne and Beyond" exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art with fellow Penn alumni, after a private preview talk given by exhibition Co-Curator and Penn Trustee, Kathy Sachs. Gather for food and cocktails in the elegant grand hall of the Museum.

Human Rights in the 21st Century
Presented by the Lorraine Beitler Collection of the Dreyfus Affair
Karen J. Greenberg, Executive Director of the Center on Law and Security, NYU School of Law, will speak about Human Rights in the 21st Century.

Re-Conceptualizing Research on the Impact of Racial Diversity in College
This event is part of the Visiting Faculty Scholars of Color program presented by PennGSE
Dr. Anthony Lising Antonio, Associate Professor, Stanford University School of Education, a scholar of American higher education will discuss two key topics: how students and their families gather and digest information about college admissions, and how increasing racial and cultural diversity is affecting higher education.

The Race and Sports Lecture: "A Conversation with Marion Jones"
Featuring Marion Jones, former world champion track and field athlete. The talk is co-sponsored by the Center for Africana Studies and the Wharton Sports Business Initiative. Tickets, which are free and required for entrance, are available on a first-come, first-served basis at the Annenberg Center for Performing Arts Box Office, 3680 Walnut St. or by calling 215-898-3900.

Educational Well-Being of African American Boys
Join Dr. John Fantuzzo, Albert M. Greenfield Professor of Human Relations at the Penn Graduate School of Education, for a discussion of his research on efforts to improve the quality of early childhood education in the Philadelphia School District. For more information and to RSVP, email stemrich@gse.upenn.edu or 215.746.5437.