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(04/09/24 11:46pm)
This year, a supermajority of Penn’s graduate research and teaching assistants signed cards indicating their desire to form a union, and this April, they will finally have the chance to vote to do so. As Penn faculty, we affirm these student workers’ right to organize — a right explicitly recognized by the National Labor Relations Board. We affirm the value of the research and teaching they do, without which our university could not function. And we recognize that in building a union together, they are striving to make Penn a better, fairer, and more democratic university — one in which those who do the work of research and teaching have a voice in institutional policies that affect their lives, and in which working conditions are equitable. Today, graduate research and teaching assistants are unionized at virtually all of Penn’s peer institutions. Having a democratic voice at work has become a national norm for graduate student workers, and we support the efforts of graduate student workers at Penn to bring our university in line with this norm.
(04/02/23 10:06pm)
Penn's Resident Advisors and Graduate Resident Advisors are exercising their legal right to organize a union, a right that has been affirmed by the National Labor Relations Board. Impressively, a supermajority has signed a petition expressing their desire to unionize. As Penn faculty, we are committed to the well-being of our students and the university of which we are all a part. We affirm that unions have a legitimate place in our university, and we affirm that these student workers have the right to organize in an environment free of intimidation.
(04/05/10 10:05am)
A group of students dressed in drag and bishop hats — together with a gallon of iced tea and a cardboard cut-out of Senator John McCain — faced off in the Philomathean Society’s second annual human chess game on Saturday.
(04/05/10 6:05am)
A group of students dressed in drag and bishop hats — together with a gallon of iced tea and a cardboard cut-out of Senator John McCain — faced off in the Philomathean Society’s second annual human chess game on Saturday.
(04/06/09 10:39pm)
We told you it was coming a little while ago, but now it's official: Penn's senior societies have initiated their '10s. As reported in last week's Round Up, Friars and Mortar Board took the plunge last week, while Sphinx brought up the rear last night. (And if you're wondering about the ball alluded to in the title of this post, just to be clear, there is no actual party; instead think of the whole campus throughout April as a metaphorical deb ball for the new society members, with their own egos serving as their escorts.)
(11/05/08 10:00am)
Penn led the vote yesterday, with almost 4,000 people voting on campus.
(07/31/08 9:00am)
Our country has found its poster villain.
(07/10/08 9:00am)
William Deresiewicz lost some illusions recently.
(06/26/08 9:00am)
Back in May, Penn committed to spend more on one crucial resource than any other university in the United States. Remember what it was?
(06/12/08 9:00am)
He's like a man determined to prove his point in an argument at any cost.
(03/25/99 10:00am)
Members of the Class of 2002 may recall the fuchsia-colored novel The Woman Warrior which appeared in their mailboxes last August as part of the Penn Reading Project. The book's author, Maxine Hong Kingston, a creative writing professor at the University of California at Berkeley, spoke at the School of Arts and Sciences' 16th annual Dean's Forum yesterday after taking part in several other events around campus earlier in the day. At the forum, SAS Dean Samuel Preston honored undergraduate and graduate students as Dean's Scholars, after which Kingston spoke to the audience about how her novels relate to war and peace. "It provided for a more interesting afternoon with Kingston speaking, rather than only presenting us with awards," Dean's Scholar and College senior Deepak Sampathu said. University Trustee Natalie Koether, who has been chairperson of the SAS Board of Overseers for the past nine years, was also honored with the first-ever Dean's Medal in recognition of her extraordinary service to SAS and her leadership. Immediately following the award presentation, Kingston lectured on "The Woman Warrior and Beyond." She addressed the audience by doing what she does best -- telling stories. Kingston mentioned that she recently found out that The Woman Warrior was being taught in one of the most unusual places she had ever heard of, the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. When she visited the institution to find out why the students were reading her book, she learned they were doing so because the novel was an inspiring myth that gave support to the female soldiers at the Academy. This first "talk story" was Kingston's way of introducing a discussion on war and peace. She explained that she meant to make Warrior a nonviolent piece of writing. "Unbelievably enough, I never tied war and peace into the actual novel so strongly," said College freshman Amy Timmerman, a Daily Pennsylvanian staff member. "To hear [Kingston] talking about the novel and identifying it in the context of war makes me think that I should go back and read it again." Kingston mentioned how she decided several years ago to write an addition to the three sacred Chinese books of peace which suggested tactics on how to end war and make peace. She was going to invent a fourth book of peace that would fit herself and modern times. But the fires that struck Berkeley, Calif., several years ago burned down Kingston's house and with it, her work. It was then that Kingston realized she was going about writing the book the wrong way. She said she knew that to write about peace and harmony she should be around those elements, not alone in her attic. "I had to create a community first before I could write about one," Kingston told the crowd of a several hundred people. And that is exactly what she did. She gathered together a group of homeless war veterans eight years ago and since then the group has continued to meet regularly to write, eat and relax together. They even share their writing pieces with one another. "It's not fair if I do all the work and all you do is read it," Kingston said. "A perfect community happens when you talk back to me." Prior to Kingston's speech, Preston named 20 students Dean's Scholars for their exceptional academic performance, rigorous course loads and extracurricular pursuits. The honored College students included sophomores Sofya Malamud and Kai Ouye; juniors David Boncarosky, Kristina Herbert and Andrew March; and seniors Christopher Cutie, Beth Ann Griffin, Sampathu and Anastasia Schulze. In the graduate division, Dean's Scholar recipients were History and Sociology of Science student Joshua Buhs; Sara Davis, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies; John Harding, Religious Studies; Matthew Hart, English; Stephen Hock; Heidi Kuehne, Biology; Carlos Norena, Ancient History; Julia Shear, Art and Archaeology; Andrey Schevchenko, Economics; Patricia Stern, Sociology; and Isabel Taube, Art History. Additionally, College of General Studies graduate student Patricia Scott was named a Dean's Scholar. Earlier in the day, Kingston lectured to English Professor Mark Chiang's class, where students had the opportunity to ask her about her follow-up novel to The Woman Warrior, China Men, which they had previously read in class. In addition to giving advice to aspiring writers in that class, Kingston also held a writing workshop with 15 selected Penn students at Kelly Writers House later yesterday the afternoon.
(04/15/98 9:00am)
The Harvard Crimson CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (U-WIRE) --ESix male Harvard Business School students have been officially sanctioned for sexual harassment, 18 months after the first allegations were brought against them. The harassment included notes sent during classes, unwelcome physical contact and violations of privacy. According to a memo distributed to business school students and faculty by Harvard's Faculty and Staff Standards Committee, "these behaviors seriously interfered with the ability of other students to learn." Both males and females were victims of the alleged harassment. The disciplined students are members of the same study section, a group of about 80 students that work closely together on projects while in the business school. The notes focused on individuals and were of a sexually explicit nature. "They would comment on these individuals personally, making comments about what behaviors they might engage in, behaviors of a pretty salacious sort," Harvard Business School Dean Kim Clark told The Boston Globe. The pattern of harassment continued during the entire 1996-97 academic year, despite complaints by both students and section leaders. The business school's independent newspaper, The Harbus, reported that a letter was sent to members of the section in May 1997 acknowledging the delay in addressing the incidents and requesting student aid in identifying the perpetrators. Sources say it took over a year to begin an official investigation into the incidents because the victims were reluctant to bring formal complaints. Action was further delayed because the FSSC was in the process of revising its procedures, which left the proper course of action unclear. Eventually, under faculty and student pressure, the FSSC brought the complaints itself. The investigation continued for several months. "The process of bringing the situation to the FSSC and ultimately to closure has taken us far too long," Clark said in a letter to the business school community. "I apologize for that." Students and faculty members said that they are frustrated the complaints were not addressed earlier. The slow process "brought to our attention that it has to be made more simple and direct," Business Professor Myra Hart said, adding that she and others were confused about how to make their grievances heard. They asked "who to talk to and what can we do to make this happen?" Hart said. "Our whole review system was in flux," Hart said. She added that the female faculty members were kept abreast of developments by Clark, who held at least two meetings to explain the process. "Of course we wish that this had been handled immediately," Julia Clarkson and Sarah DiTroia, co-presidents of the Women's Student Association, wrote in an e-mail. "But [we] believe that the school is committed to educating the community and being proactive in the future." The six perpetrators will be required to perform community service, and some will be barred from attending graduation ceremonies. All of them will receive their diplomas this June. "If any actions like those dealt with here should occur in the future, they will be met with a prompt and severe disciplinary response," the FSSC said.
