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The education of Peter Hicks
Peter Hicks (W’01) was walking down Locust Walk his freshman year when he saw a sign for the West Philadelphia Tutoring Project (WPTP) and signed up. Maybe he signed up because he liked working with kids. Or maybe it was the perfect antidote for a young man who came to the East Coast from Minneapolis and its suburbs and found a chilly way of life in Philadelphia. “People are much nicer in the Midwest. At Penn, if you don’t know someone, you don’t make eye contact, you don’t say hello,” he said.
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Nathanson heads research
Neal Nathanson, Ph.D., was named vice provost for research at the University of Pennsylvania as of Dec. 1, Provost Robert Barchi announced earlier this month.
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Eduardo Glandt
Eduardo Glandt, dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science since last November, is outgoing and charming. But underneath that international charm — he’s a native of Argentina — are plans to recruit top-notch faculty, push hot fields like nanotechnology and computational science, and bring the school a global perspective. Widely respected by his faculty peers, he came to the job with the advantage of having a year to practice the job as interim dean.
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Library opens swell birthday presents
Before dozens of diplomats and dignitaries, Director of Libraries Paul Mosher proudly acknowledged the University of Pennsylvania Library’s acquisition of its 5 millionth volume. All 273 of them. “Since I’m the director, I can say that all of these gifts together constitute our 5 millionth volume,” Mosher told the audience at a Nov. 13 reception in Van Pelt-Dietrich Library commemorating the milestone.
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Philanthropists receive Gregorian slant
“Live rich, die poor. Never make the mistake of doing it the other way around. Thus spoke Vartan Gregorian, quoting prominent philanthropist Walter Annenberg (W’31,Hon’66). This was the tone of the Ninth Annual Walter and Lenore Annenberg Distinguished Lecture in Communication, as Gregorian recounted the history of American philanthropy. Gregorian began at Penn in 1972 as a history professor, became the founding dean of the School of Arts and Sciences in 1974, and finally ascended to provost in 1978.
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Race matters, more or less
Professor Christopher Edley of Harvard Law School delivered this year’s A. Leon Higginbotham Memorial Lecture on Nov. 15 at the Law School. Entitled “Integration, Affirmative Action and Beyond: Defining a Racial Justice Agenda for a New Time,” Edley’s speech outlined his vision for the future of the movement for racial equality. Excerpts from his remarks appear below.
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A wise man tries myrrh
Philippe Szapary, assistant professor of general internal medicine, is a high-energy guy. He’s a lean-over-the-desk-at-you, talk-very-fast kind of guy. And he’s on a crusade to gain mainstream acceptance for alternative medical remedies.
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It was a very good year
As is customary at this time of year, “The World Cafe” spends the last half of December looking back at the year’s best, with programs devoted to the best performances and recordings of the year and encore broadcasts of favorite Cafe visits. There’s also a special event — a week-long celebration of Rounder Records on the label’s 30th anniversary. Thursday, Nov. 30 The Squirrel Nut Zippers bring the retro swing sounds of “Bedlam Ballroom” to the Cafe Friday, Dec. 1 Keb’ Mo’ visits Indre studios to perform music from his latest effort, “The Door”
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GSFA $
The Architecural Conservation Laboratory and Research Center of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation in the Graduate School of Fine Arts has received a federal grant of $800,000 to study and conserve the Native American cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. The dwellings are among the most significant and renowned of ancestral pueblo sites.
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A magical world premiere
The Philadelphia Dance Company — Philadanco! to its legions of fans around the world — kicks off the holiday season with a performance at the Annenberg Center Dec. 7-9. The program features the world premiere of “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” a new work by internationally renowned choreographer Daniel Ezralow, whose recent work includes the choreography for Ron Howard’s film “The Grinch.” Given the passion and energy of Philadanco, this promises to be a magical event indeed.