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2009 Winter Reading List

    • 2009 Winter Reading List

    PHILADELPHIA – A group of students, alumni, faculty and staff of Kelly Writers House at the University of Pennsylvania, has compiled a list of books that are perfect for winter reading. In alphabetical order they are:• “Breakdowns” by Art Spiegelman (2008)

    Jacquie Posey

    Danny Glover to Deliver Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice at Penn Jan. 21

    • Danny Glover to Deliver Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice at Penn Jan. 21

    WHO: Danny Glover, actor, producer and humanitarianWHAT: 9th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice WHEN: 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 21WHERE: Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Zellerbach Theater, 3680 Walnut St.

    Jacquie Posey

    Penn's Center for the Advanced Study of India Receives MacArthur Foundation Grant to Study Diasporas

    • Penn's Center for the Advanced Study of India Receives MacArthur Foundation Grant to Study Diasporas

    PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania has received a $366,000 grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to support the Center for the Advanced Study of India, CASI, which will conduct empirically based case studies of diaspora/home country interactions.

    Jacquie Posey

    Penn Students John O'Malley and Will Son Take Top Honors in National Competition for Best Video

    • Penn Students John O'Malley and Will Son Take Top Honors in National Competition for Best Video

    PHILADELPHIA –- University of Pennsylvania freshmen John O'Malley and Will Son, have been selected as best-video winners in a national contest run by Facing Up, a non-partisan project exploring long-term challenges of the federal budget. They will share a cash prize of $500.

    Jacquie Posey