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The world comes to Philly
For its tenth anniversary, the Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema has broadened its horizons.
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Albright defends policies
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright combined reflection, humor and diplomacy in an address that received an enthusiastic response from a capacity crowd in Irvine Auditorium April 3. Reflecting on women’s changing role in the world and on her own life and career, Albright noted that as a student at Wellesley College in the 1950s, she was told that a woman’s highest duty was to get married and raise smart children. “There were limits to the horizons of any young woman,” she said — and then talked about her sky’s-the-limit career as an academic and then as a diplomat.
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Penn athletes score
In an exciting year for Penn athletics, these highlights shine: Academic all-stars The athlete-scholar leads a dual life. Success is fueled by a competitive edge both on the playing field and inside the classroom. The Ivy League has recognized the following students for their athletic prowess and their academic excellence:
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“Every day I wake up and make a decision to take care of my child.”
Being a single parent can be tough. There’s work, home and children to juggle, and the responsibility for all three falls on just one person. On top of that, finding support can be difficult. That’s no longer the case at Penn, though. Joy Keys — herself a single parent — has started a support group, the Single Parents Association, for people like herself. The group provides a way for single parents and their children to socialize, engage in activities and find support.
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Patrick Harker
Now that Wharton has a French connection and a branch in San Francisco, don’t think that’s the end of it. Patrick Harker, 42, Wharton’s dean for the past year, said in an interview two weeks ago that Wharton’s going to change even more. Behind his affable manner — a warm handshake and eyes that focus on whoever he’s addressing — is a mind working at warp speed to stretch Wharton, its faculty and its students in new directions. Q. What are your favorite projects since you’ve become dean? A. Well, that’s a hard question. There are a lot of good things.
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Penn's Oscars salute amazing staff
Hollywood has the Oscars. Broadway has the Tonys. And Penn has the Models of Excellence. The audience for this year’s second celebration of Penn’s best staff nearly filled the orchestra seats of Zellerbach Theatre. Provost Robert Barchi and Executive Vice President John Fry hosted the 45-minute awards ceremony. (“I get to read the award citations, and he gets to wear the fashion-plate clothes,” Barchi quipped.)
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New center
Thanks to a gift from a prominent Philadelphia broadcaster, Penn has a new center for criminology. The Jerry Lee Center for Criminology brings together researchers engaged in work on crime, violence and crime prevention in several schools of the University, including Arts and Sciences, Education, Medicine, Social Work and Wharton. An official dedication ceremony on Oct. 15 will feature an address by former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, who will receive the first Jerry Lee Award on Research-Based Crime Reduction at the event.
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Census is off base on race
New racial statistics grabbed the headlines recently; the paper and evening news provided the latest Census counts of the population, broken down by race and ethnicity. We generally accept these facts as the result of scientific methods of data collection and analysis and think of them as politically neutral. However, we must remember that just as the Census results are used to shape our political landscape, racial categories are also political, with history and ideology behind them.
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Crunchy folkie finds big-city niche
The first time Jaime Bard played her songs for a Penn audience, it was at a college house open mike a little more than a year ago. She won first place. “The prize was a gift certificate to Le Bec-Fin,” Bard said, with an exaggerated French accent and a little laugh. “I sold it. They probably didn’t have anything vegetarian anyway.” The experience, however, held greater rewards.
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MacDiarmid shines twice more
Alan MacDiarmid, Ph.D., was honored in March by the School of Arts and Sciences as its longest-serving employee. The honor was bestowed at the annual SAS service awards recognition party.