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A salute to Mr. Lincoln
THE UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE joins in the spirit of this year's Penn Reading Project with President Judith Rodin reading Carl Sandburg's poetic tribute to Abraham Lincoln. The poem, incorporated into Aaron Copland's "Lincoln Portrait," is part of an "all-Lincoln" program celebrating the Wind Ensemble's 20th anniversary.
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Segregation is discrimination
On February 11, I was called to speak before the Advisory Board of the President's Initiative on Race at a public meeting held in San Jose, Calif. I was asked to address one fundamental question: What is the relationship between race and poverty in the United States? As I am known for my studies of residential segregation in American cities, I assumed that my role was to outline the high degree of black segregation in U.S. urban areas and to trace out the implications of this fact for the well-being of African Americans.
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Chronicles of cultures
The Margaret Mead Traveling Film and Video Festival, a showcase of cultural documentaries, makes its sixth annual visit to the University of Pennsylvania Museum Feb. 28-March 1, with highlights from the American Museum of Natural History's annual film fest. A special focus of this year's festival is grassroots film and video, with a special program on community video on Friday afternoon and documentary films about grassroots media on Friday evening. The festival's schedule includes:
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Penn rises in U.S. News rankings
Wharton retained its No. 3 ranking. The Graduate School of Education moved up to 10 from 18. And the law school, which rose to 8 from 11, joined law schools across the country in terming the rankings "unreliable." Unreliable or not, Penn made a strong showing in this year's U.S. News & World Report annual rankings of graduate and professional school programs, scheduled to have been available on newstands Feb. 23.
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Symposium examines University's role in urban revitalization
What is a "knowledge park" and why should Penn and West Philadelphia care? A symposium last week rounded up a roomful of University urban planner-types and city officials to explore those and other questions as to how Penn can more aggressively improve its surroundings and, on a broader scale, effect the revitalization of Philadelphia.
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"Ciao for now" to three award winners
Photo by Tommy Leonardi
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"As an entrepreneur, nothing should scare you. You have to be totally optimistic."
Publisher David Deifer sits before print and Web versions of his internationally recognized literary journal, CrossConnect. Photo by Candace diCarlo
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David Farber
David Farber, recently named by Upside Magazine one of the most influential people of the digital age, muses on the direction that communications and next generation Internet technology are heading. Photo by Candace diCarlo
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Labov's 1972 book is still something to talk about
Anyone who remembers last year's controversy over the Oakland school board's decision to use "Ebonics" as an instructional tool knows that the subject of "black English" in the classroom is very much a live issue -- and an extremely sensitive one. So perhaps it is fitting that the book that started it all is once again available at your local bookstore.
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Mortgage program encourages rehabs
New enhancements to the University's guaranteed mortgage program encourage would-be West Philadelphia homeowners interested in buying a fixer-upper to get in and get their hands dirty sooner and with less expense. Part of ongoing strategies to stimulate home ownership in West Philadelphia, the program-upgrades offer Penn faculty and staff the option to finance 120 percent of their mortgage for a property that needs rehabilitation (see related story).