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(05/13/05 9:00am)
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is expected to focus on his visions of reform for the U.N. and the international community in his commencement address on Monday to the graduating class of 2005.
(04/22/05 9:00am)
From Thayer Street at Brown to Telegraph Avenue at Berkeley, many universities have unique destination streets with funky atmospheres and independent businesses that create distinct centers for campus life.
(04/15/05 9:00am)
If the Spring Fling concert sells out tonight or if you are desperate to hear Sonic Youth and are strapped for cash, there might be a way out.
(04/14/05 9:00am)
The Spring Fling committee is preparing for a decidedly different set of events this weekend.
(04/07/05 9:00am)
College junior Jared Feiger was captivated by Political Science professor David Rousseau's course in international relations theory last semester. He described Rousseau as a devoted and enthusiastic teacher who cares about his students.
(04/04/05 9:00am)
A Social Welfare Policy professor has analyzed demographic and housing changes in West Philadelphia, with emphasis on the skyrocketing real estate values in University City -- and come up with some surprising results.
(03/29/05 10:00am)
John Randolph remembers the east bank of the Schuylkill River during the 1980s as an industrial wasteland teeming with drug dealing and prostitution.
(03/16/05 10:00am)
Three years ago Princeton University tried to recruit Finance professor Franklin Allen to join its economics department. Flattered that another elite institution was interested in his scholarship, he seriously entertained their offer.
(02/25/05 10:00am)
The non-profit organization that monitors good governance across the Philadelphia area is going into the new year with renewed vigor and a new leader.
(02/25/05 10:00am)
After more than 10 years of serving the University, Carol Scheman has decided to step down from her position as vice president for government, community and public affairs, effective in July.
(02/24/05 10:00am)
The African Studies Center's Web site quietly racks up more than eight million hits a month.
(02/21/05 10:00am)
When developers' plans come to fruition by the end of 2006, the corner of 40th and Chestnut streets could be largely unrecognizable due to two seven-story buildings -- incorporating retail and residential space -- planned for the intersection.
(02/16/05 10:00am)
University President Amy Gutmann recently received a note from The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education congratulating Penn for having one of the most comprehensive programs in African languages in the nation.
(02/14/05 10:00am)
A week of major donations puts Penn's science departments squarely on track for the development of new laboratory space.
(02/08/05 10:00am)
William Bielby had the unique distinction of performing with his recently reunited college band at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, of which he is the former president.
(02/02/05 10:00am)
When Kevin Platt became the chairman of the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures three years ago, the program was in disarray.
(01/24/05 10:00am)
More than 1,500 undergraduates in the College declare their majors every year. But motivations vary -- many students choose their majors because of intellectual curiosity, but just as many are driven by the prospect of lucrative post-graduate careers.
(01/18/05 10:00am)
The Daily Pennsylvanian held its annual banquet this Saturday at the Inn at Penn, celebrating the official changing of the guard from the 120th to the 121st Board of Editors and Managers.
(12/14/04 10:00am)
In her first semester as University President, Amy Gutmann has articulated a long-term plan for the University's future and appointed a number of administrators who will aid her in implementing it. Some progress has been made already, but many of the details of the plan have been left for upcoming semesters.
(12/10/04 10:00am)
Next year the Latino Coalition -- an umbrella organization for 19 Latino groups on campus -- will have not one but two people at its head. College juniors Vanessa Padelford and Jona Ludmir were elected Wednesday night to lead the organization for the upcoming year.