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Complex views of the New Latino Diaspora
In the mid-1990s, with their nation’s economy mired in a deep recession, large numbers of Mexican laborers came to the United States in search of a better life. But unlike past immigration waves, these living wage workers sought jobs in towns far away from the familiar Southwest and outside large urban centers with existing Latino populations.
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Summer Fun With summer vacation right around the corner, many parents are in search of summer camp programs. Penn offers a wide variety of summer camps and training programs in sports, music, film, art, international relations and more.
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Spring brings a wave of prospective students
Dear Benny: I know prospective students and their families visit campus all year-round, but there always seems to be more than usual in the spring. Are they visiting through a special program, or is this just the traditional season for college-bound seniors to visit universities?—Visitors Welcome
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Passover at Penn
WHAT: This year, Passover begins on March 29 and runs through April 5. At Penn, Passover events have a home in Penn Hillel, the hub of Jewish life on campus. Penn Hillel is located in Steinhardt Hall at 215 S. 39th St.
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A year of water, everywhere
Water is ubiquitous. We bathe in it, consume it and cook with it. We paddle over it, dive into it and skim the surface of it. And we witness political battles that are waged over it, communities across the globe that search for ways to get it and artists who seek to capture the spirit of water in art, poetry and literature.
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Moody's Continues Penn's Aa2 Long-Term Debt Rating
PHILADELPHIA –- Citing the University of Pennsylvania’s strong student demand and yield, good progress on its current Making History $3.5 billion fundraising campaign and robust research funding, Moody’s Investor Service has reaffirmed Penn’s Aa2 rating with a stable outlook. “We're very pleased,” Stephen D. Golding, Penn's vice president for finance and treasurer, said. “In continuing this rating, Moody's also took note of our solid balance sheet and sustained operating performance. Given the financial challenges of the past two years, this is quite encouraging.”
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Staff Q&A / Joe Neary
Photo credit: Mark Stehle Joe Neary was a cheerleader for four years as an undergrad at the University of South Carolina, an experience he enjoyed so much that he decided to become a cheerleading coach.
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Staff and faculty eat for free with frequent-buyer cards
The airline industry’s frequent-flyer programs might want to take a lesson from Penn’s new frequent-buyer club cards. They’re more generous and a lot easier to use.
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Sayre Health Center in West Philadelphia to Be Named In Honor of Late Penn Physician Bernett L. Johnson Jr.
PHILADELPHIA –- Sayre Health Center is a full-service, primary care health facility at the rear of Sayre High School, 59th and Walnut streets, that has been serving the needs of residents of West Philadelphia since the fall of 2007. On Tuesday, March 30, the health center will become the Dr. Bernett L. Johnson Jr. Sayre Health Center in ceremonies designed to honor the vision and legacy of the man behind its founding.
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Penn named a Top Workplace in Philadelphia region
Penn has been ranked one of the Top Workplaces in the Philadelphia region by the Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News based on survey responses provided by Penn employees themselves. The positive feedback drove the University and its Health System to the No. 3 spot among large employers (more than 500 employees), according to the Top Workplaces 2010 survey.