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‘Dinner with Interesting People’ Premieres ‘First Generation’ Documentary
Share a meal with unusual dining partners…for free. Ware College House is in its second year of hosting “Dinner with Interesting People,” a program that has recently expanded to include students, faculty and staff at Penn.
Penn Concludes Annual MLK Symposium
The University of Pennsylvania’s African-American Resource Center personnel coordinated with organizations all over campus to create a symposium of social justice-oriented events lasting nearly a month. Now, they’re wrapping up this year’s Martin Luther King Jr.
Two Penn GSE Researchers Help Department of Education With College Completion
PHILADELPHIA — Two professors at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, Laura Perna and Marybeth Gasman, are in Washington today to participate in the Department of Education’s Evidence-Action-Innovation: A College Completion S
Executive Doctorate in Higher Ed Management Celebrates 10th Year
PHILADELPHIA -- The Executive Doctorate in Higher Education Management at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education is celebrating 10 years of developing leaders in higher education.
Penn GSE Researcher Scores a Publishing Hat Trick
PHILADELPHIA – Writing one book is a daunting task, but writing three – simultaneously – might seem near impossible. But not for Marybeth Gasman.
Penn Researcher Examines Public-Health Issues Concerning Firearms and Senior Citizens
PHILADELPHIA — More than 17 million Americans 65 or older have at least one firearm. Based on the current patterns of gun ownership and population growth, the number of elderly people who own a firearm is expected to increase. In an article released by the American Journal of Public Health, Susan B.
Penn Honors Martin Luther King Jr. With Interfaith Program and Community Awards Commemoration
PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania will honor Martin Luther King Jr. with an Interfaith Program and Awards Commemoration, Thursday, Jan. 19, at 6 p.m. in Bodek Lounge of Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce St.
Donna Brazile to speak for MLK social justice lecture
Each January, Penn honors the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. with the Commemorative Symposium on Social Change, a series of community events that highlight the civil rights leader’s life, service and work. This year’s remembrance runs from Friday, Jan. 13 through Friday, Feb. 3.
Cindy Christian of Penn’s Field Center Named to Task Force on Child Protection
PHILADELPHIA — Cindy Christian, a faculty co-director at the University of Pennsylvania Field Center for Children’s Policy Practice & Research, has been named to a new 11-member Task Force on Child Protection. The appointment was made by Pennsylvania
Penn Honors Martin Luther King Jr. with Day of Service
PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania will remember Martin Luther King Jr. with the Commemorative Symposium on Social Change, a series of community events that runs through Feb. 3.