Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences

PHILADELPHIA - Kal Penn, star of the new film "The Namesake" and known for his role as Kumar in the movie "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle," will be a guest instructor at the University of Pennsylvania.  He will teach two undergraduate courses in the spring semester of 2008 tentatively titled "Images of Asian Americans in the Media" and "Contemporary American Teen Films."

WHO: Sheryl Swoopes, Olympic gold medalist and WNBA most valuable playerWHEN: 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 20, 2007 WHERE: Harrison Auditorium University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology33rd and Spruce streets

WHO: David FreidenreichCenter for Advanced Judaic StudiesUniversity of Pennsylvania WHAT: Lecture on "Food Fellowship and Foreigners: Who You Aren't Supposed to Eat With and Why in Judaism, Christianity and Islam" WHEN: 8 p.m., Thursday, March 8, 2007 WHERE: Uhr LibraryTemple Beth Shalom

MEDIA ADVISORYFormer U.N. Ambassador Stephen Lewis to Speak at PennWHO:Stephen Lewis, former U.N. Ambassador and Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in AfricaWHEN:Feb. 27, 2007, 6 p.m.WHERE:University of Pennsylvania Huntsman Hall Auditorium, Room G-0634th and Spruce streets

WHO: Energy Working Group at Penn, a multi-disciplinary group of University of Pennsylvania scientists and engineersGeorge Crabtree, senior scientist and director of the materials science division of the Argonne National Laboratory Joanne Milliken, director of the U.S. Energy Department hydrogen program

WHAT:  A recital by a select group of string students from Penn Alexander School, who are showcasing this public elementary school's music program.   The students will perform several selections for University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann.  A reception will follow.

PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania has launched its Civic Scholars Program, a new four-year program that allows a select number of undergraduate students to incorporate their academic interests with research and service to the community.

PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania's Center for Educational Leadership has received a $4.9 million grant from the Annenberg Foundation to launch the Distributed Leadership Initiative, a four-year collaboration with the Philadelphia School District to promote shared leadership at the individual school level.The Center is part of Penn's Graduate School of Education.

Expert Comment on Lobbyists, Political Campaign Finance and Jack Abramoff's Guilty Pleas from the University of PennsylvaniaJanuary 9, 2006

PHILADELPHIA-- Marc Morial, former New Orleans mayor and current president of the National Urban League, will speak at Irvine Auditorium at the University of Pennsylvania at 5 p.m., Monday, Sept. 12, about government response and accountability in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The event will be free and open to the public.