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February 25, 2026
Oney Judge Day Printing
Stop by the Common Press to make your own print commemorating Oney Judge Day, an important day in Philadelphia history.
- 9:30am - 11:00am
- Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library
Open to the Public
February 25, 2026
Weingarten Center Drop-ins at The Butler Room
Stop by The Butler Room to learn about the space. Representatives from the Weingarten Center will also be on hand to answer questions about resources, how to submit an accessibility request, get assistance with test scheduling, and more!
- 12:00pm - 2:00pm
- Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, The Butler Room G101.11 (Ground Floor)
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff
- Workshop
February 25, 2026
Exploring Handwritten Text Recognition for Manuscript Studies with 2025-2026 SIMS Fellows
This discussion, presented to MedRen and Global Medieval and Renaissance Studies, will introduce the work of two 2025-2026 Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies (SIMS) Graduate Student Fellows, Ellie Webb and Priya Nambrath, who have been spending this year exploring Handwritten Text Recognition technologies for use on a variety of historic and archival documents.
- 3:00pm - 5:00pm
- Kislak Center Vitale II, Rm 623, 6th Floor
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff
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Sam Duplessis
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