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Staff Q&A: Mark Dorsey
Growing up in the Olney section of Philadelphia, Penn Police Chief Mark Dorsey was strongly influenced by the cops who took a vested interest in his neighborhood. That kind of concern is central to Dorsey’s policing philosophy: “That’s what I’m looking to bring back here—you feel very comfortable with the officer and the officer takes a stake in what happens in the neighborhood.”
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Bookquick: The Future of Kurdistan in Iraq
“The Future of Kurdistan in Iraq” collects expert contributions on the consequences of the overthrow of Saddam’s regime for the Kurds and the other peoples of Kurdistan. This volume is the first in any language to address in detail the constitutional politics of Kurdistan’s relations with the rest of Iraq, and Kurdistan’s future constitutional options. The essays evaluate how the relations between Kurdistan and predominantly Arab Iraq might—and should—be remade in a state marred by the legacies of genocide, ethnic expulsion, and coercive assimilation.
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Penn Report Challenges View That U.S. Students Perform Poorly in International Comparisons
PHILADELPHIA -- An analysis of major international achievement surveys since 1990 shows that, while the U.S. may not be first in the world in terms of education, U.S. students generally perform above average, according to Erling Boe, a professor in the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education.The report is featured in the May 2005 Phi Delta Kappan.Among the biggest problems with many international surveys is the fact that they make inaccurate or unfair comparisons, Boe said.
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The Penn Science Café Presents: Understanding the Tsunami
The Penn Science Cafe Presents:Understanding the Tsunami: Sea Level Forensics WHAT: The Penn Science Cafe, the new lecture series open to the public that takes science out of the laboratory and treats it to a night on the town. The Penn Science Cafe can be your chance to ask your questions directly to leading experts. WHO: Benjamin Horton, assistant professor of earth and environmental science at Penn WHERE: The MarBar 40th and Walnut streets, Philadelphia
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RONALD J. DANIELS NAMED PROVOST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA -- Ronald J. Daniels, Dean of the Faculty of Law and the James M. Tory Professor of Law at the University of Toronto, has been named the 28th Provost of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn President Amy Gutmann has announced.Daniels, 45, is an internationally accomplished legal scholar, specializing in corporate and securities law, regulation and government reform and the legal and institutional challenges of economic development.
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Penn Teaching Assistants to Receive Excellence Awards
Penn Teaching Assistants to Receive Excellence AwardsApril 25, 2005PHILADELPHIA The University of Pennsylvania is honoring 12 graduate students for excellence in teaching. Penn President Amy Gutmann and Interim Provost Peter Conn will present the Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students in a ceremony on April 28 at 4 p.m. at Penn's Graduate Student Center at 3615 Locust Walk.
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Penn Professor Thomas Sugrue Wins Fellowship for Civil Rights Research
PHILADELPHIA Thomas Sugrue, professor of history and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, has been named one of 12 inaugural winners of $50,000 fellowships to support work to improve race relations and illuminate civil-rights issues.Last year, Wall Street financier Alphonse Fletcher Jr., founder and chairman of Fletcher Asset Management, established the awards, to be given annually to individuals and organizations.
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Landmine-clearing Invention Tops the Competition at the First Pennvention Contest
PHILADELPHIA -- A machine that could revolutionize the clean-up of landmines in war-stricken countries has taken the top prize at the first PennVention competition, a contest designed to encourage and reward University of Pennsylvania student inventors and entrepreneurs.
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Out & About: Hoops history
Penn boasts its share of historical landmarks, from soaring Irivine Auditorium and stately College Hall on campus to the elegant Penn boathouse on Boathouse Row. But perhaps the most important historical building on campus, at least in the mind of a sports fan, is Penn’s storied basketball arena the Palestra.
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Staff Q&A: Lesley Psaris and Heather Carson
When it comes to hiring talented staff to work at Penn, Senior Staff Recruiters Heather Carson and Lesley Psaris are among the resident experts. They deftly handle questions from people at Penn who are confused about how to write a job description for an open position, what they can and can’t ask in an interview and sometimes, how they should simply start the process.