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W.E.B. Du Bois College House celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2022 with "Our Family Reunion", featuring speakers and performances. Du Bois College House was established in 1972 as a locus for African American and African scholarship, identity, and activism, and has been home to thousands of Penn students from all races and walks of life since its founding.
Inset: Interim President Dr. Wendell Pritchett addresses the crowd at the 50th Anniversary reunion event. Photos: Snap Party Booths, Harleysville, PA.
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Eight College Houses sent teams to the College House Cup "Cake Wars" competition held at Kings Court English College House, and the results were good enough to eat. Kings Court English's team took "Best in Show" with their House crest-inspired design.
Inset: Du Bois College House offers a fun way for residents to get acquainted and stay healthy with their FIT program. A graduate RA serves as director and plans fun events such as skating at Penn's Class of '23 Ice Rink. (Photo: Conrad Erb)
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College House residents experience the spectrum of musical life in Philly as they take a walking tour of music venues, murals, and city life on Broad Street in Philadelphia with Dr. Molly McGlone, the College of Arts & Science's Assistant Dean for Advising during New Student Orientation. (Photo: Adam Weaver.)
Inset: Residents visit treasures at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Photo: Mark Stehle.)
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South Asia Studies' Dr. Allyn Miner introduces residents to a new instrument as part of the Blutt College House Music Program, where residents can sign up for music lessons right at home. (Photo: Mark Stehle)
Inset: House Director Dr. Krimo Bokreta welcomes 6th graders to Kings Court English College House and teaches them about the green roof, helping root ideas about their educational futures. (Photo: Jill Santos)
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The 2022 staff, faculty and RA teams of College Houses & Academic Services completed training in eager preparation for the fall semester. Photo: Snap Party Booths, Harleysville, PA.
Inset: Penn President Liz Magill and the Penn Quaker visit the Ware College House move-in team during 2022's move-in. Photo: Office of the President
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Students participate in a New Student Orientation event organized by the Black Engineers Society, as they suit up and face off with their new classmates in a game of late-night Laser Tag; in the inset, non-combatants roast marshmallows on the green. This adventure took full advantage of the beautiful wide-open spaces in Hamilton Village, part of the outdoor space managed by the College Houses. Photos: Bryan Karl Lathrop.
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The Raices de Borinquen folkloric music and dance group shared the arts and culture of Puerto Rico with Du Bois residents and guests at the House's exhibition of Dr. Sandra Andino's audio-visual documentary The Afro-Latinx Experience: Philadelphia Stories. Photo: Rhina Duquela.
Inset: Residents visit the apartment of a House Fellow and enjoy hot espresso. Photo: Adam Weaver.
Du Bois Faculty Director probes higher ed's history of repair from slavery
Dr. Amalia Daché, W.E.B. Du Bois College House Faculty Director, co-leads Project SHARPE, which studies the role of higher education in the reparations from slavery that have been ongoing since emancipation and abolition. Dr. Daché's researchers will be traveling to speak to students across five different campuses founded prior to the Civil War to learn more about how ways universities are repairing their past misdeeds with intentional campus initiatives to increase knowledge and share information. PennToday has more.
Ware Faculty Director on 'TikTalk'
Prof. Mark Liberman, Faculty Director of Ware College House and Professor of Linguistics, talked to PennToday about the discourse surrounding the way young people talk, in ages past and today on social media. PennToday has the story.
Dr. Jen Ciaccio becomes Executive Director of CHAS
College Houses and Academic Services is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jen Ciaccio to serve as Executive Director of CHAS, as reported in the Daily Pennsylvanian. Dr. Ciaccio, who took over the reins at CHAS beginning February 1, has served as a Senior Director of CHAS since 2022, and takes over the position vacated by Karu Kozuma, who was appointed Vice Provost of University Life in 2023. Congratulations Dr. Ciaccio!