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  • 2018 Lindback Awards for Distinguished Teaching

    Alist of the twelve recipients of the 2018 Teaching and Provost's Awards for health and non-health disciplines, and non-tenure faculty and staff. 

    FULL STORY AT Almanac →

  • Graduate School of Education Teach-in events

    On March 22 at 11:30 a.m., Graduate School of Education professors Harris Sokoloff and Jonathan Zimmerman will host the forum “Left, Right, and Center: Can We Talk About Sexual Harassment?” as part of the Penn Teach-in. At 4 p.m., Philadelphia Writing Project will screen the documentary “American Creed,” followed by a about civic engagement and participation.

    FULL STORY AT Graduate School of Education →

  • This week, Penn is challenged to think and go green

    From March 19 through 23, Penn Sustainability is hosting the Power Down Challenge 2018, a movement to reduce energy consumption. The week features numerous events, including a tour of MOD 6, one of the University’s chilled water plants, a sculpture tour, and on Wednesday, March 21, a campus-wide energy reduction challenge.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Sustainability →

  • Laurie Allen, data rescuer

    Laurie Allen of the Libraries was featured in the Library Journal for her advocacy with the Data Refuge project to download environmental data from government websites. Many terabytes of data were collected, but she said the greater impact was “helping many people think differently about the ways we value and care for information for the long term.”

    FULL STORY AT Penn Library Journal →

  • The uprposeful messiness of United States caselaw

    Penn Libraries details how courts make and interpret law, and what it means for copyright.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →

  • Diversity in the Stacks: African cinema

    It is no simple task to represent the entirety of the Penn Libraries film collections under the rubric African cinema. The Penn Libraries has been collecting film and media from around the world for decades, including films by African directors and about Africa.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →