Jeanne Leong

WHO: William Koenig, NBA vice president of business affairs and general counsel Melinda Witmer, Time Warner Cable executive vice president and chief programming officerWHAT: Penn Law Dean’s Speaker Series, “Sports on Television: Tiers or Tears”WHEN: Tuesday, March 18, 2008, 4:30 p.m.

Public Safety Leaders From Penn and Other Area Campuses to Meet With Police Commissioner Charles RamseyWHO: Maureen Rush, University Pennsylvania vice president for public safety and chair of the University City Public Safety Group Craig Carnaroli, Penn executive vice president Bernard Gollotti, University of the Sciences Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA –- Arlene Rivera Finkelstein has been appointed assistant dean and executive director of the University of Pennsylvania Law School’s Toll Public Interest Center. She will direct Penn Law’s public-interest initiatives, including student pro bono projects.

PHILADELPHIA -- University of Pennsylvania students are being invited to participate in a direct dialogue with world leaders through the "Davos Conversation," a project of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting.

PHILADELPHIA –- A University of Pennsylvania Law School group is assisting in gathering information from Liberian refugees in Ghana for The Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

PHILADELPHIA -- A survey by Security Magazine has ranked the University of Pennsylvania No. 1 for safety in the educational market. Penn was ranked sixth out of 500 businesses and organization recognized for being proactive in improving security.

University of Pennsylvania Law School to Hold Symposium on Class Action Fairness Act of 2005WHAT:Perspectives on the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005WHEN:Nov. 30 -Dec. 1, 2007WHERE:University of Pennsylvania Law School34th and Chestnut Sts. Friday, Nov. 30  2-2:15 p.m.   Introductory Remarks

WHO: Norman Pearlstine, former Time Magazine editor-in-chiefWHAT: "Off the Record: The Press, the Government, and the War Over Anonymous SourcesWHEN: Nov. 28, 20074:30 p.m.WHERE: University of Pennsylvania Law School3400 Chestnut St.

PHILADELPHIA -- Joyce Meng, a University of Pennsylvania senior from Vienna, Va., has been awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.  She plans to pursue master's degrees in economics for development and financial economics at Oxford University.