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(05/10/02 9:00am)
The end of the year marks another milestone for the experimental pilot curriculum, and administrators are taking the opportunity to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the new academic blueprint for the College of Arts and Sciences.
(04/18/02 9:00am)
Ambassador Jon Huntsman, Jr. will address the College of Arts and Sciences Class of 2002 at its individual school graduation ceremony on May 12.
(04/17/02 9:00am)
He has interviewed U2, Jerry Garcia, Sting, the Rolling Stones, George Harrison, Garth Brooks and Billy Joel.
(04/12/02 9:00am)
Almost two years ago, long-overdue renovations were proposed for the deteriorating Bennett Hall, the home of the English department.
(04/10/02 9:00am)
It's a common belief at Penn.
(04/08/02 9:00am)
The results of the Undergraduate Assembly elections will be announced Wednesday, but voters can already predict a few names that will not be on the winning ticket.
(04/05/02 10:00am)
The University suspended Penn Abroad programs in Israel yesterday for the remainder of the spring semester -- and prospectively for the 2002-2003 academic year.
(04/04/02 10:00am)
Spring is here, and the school year is beginning to wind down.
(04/02/02 10:00am)
Five people will receive honorary degrees at the Commencement ceremony on May 13, including Commencement speaker and acclaimed journalist Jim Lehrer.
(03/27/02 10:00am)
After months of hanging on the brink of elimination, the fate of the South Asia Regional Studies Department was finally settled with yesterday's announcement that it will remain an independent department, with some changes in structure and the potential for a new name.
(03/26/02 10:00am)
The Student Health Insurance Advisory Committee announced last night that the 2002-2003 Penn Student Insurance Plan will raise premiums but, unlike this year's plan, will also raise health benefits.
(03/22/02 10:00am)
As part of an effort to stay on top of privacy and personal information issues, the University has appointed 1989 College graduate Lauren Barnett Steinfeld as its first chief privacy officer.
(03/21/02 10:00am)
In the back of Penn's 1998 Undergraduate Course Guide, the Notable Quotable section includes several anonymous student comments about Paul Root Wolpe, an above-average Sociology professor.
(03/01/02 10:00am)
Although his name may not be as widely recognized as previous School of Arts and Sciences Dean's Forum speakers such as Toni Morrison or Tom Wolfe, genomics giant Craig Venter still managed to draw quite a crowd to the forum yesterday.
(02/27/02 10:00am)
As Executive Vice President John Fry heads for Franklin and Marshall College at the end of the academic year, he leaves behind some big shoes to fill for his successor.
(02/25/02 10:00am)
When College of Arts and Sciences Dean Richard Beeman thinks about SATU, he cringes. But it's not what is taught in the University's public-speaking program that grates on Beeman -- it's the acronym.
(02/18/02 10:00am)
Craig Venter, a key figure in the development of genomics research, will speak Feb. 28 at the annual School of Arts and Sciences Dean's Forum.
(02/15/02 10:00am)
With Wednesday's announcement that Executive Vice President John Fry will leave Penn to become the president of Franklin and Marshall College, the University is left with the daunting task of filling a top-level vacancy.
(02/15/02 10:00am)
Out of all the decisions students make during their college careers, choosing a major can be one of the most stressful.
(02/14/02 10:00am)
Colin Diver, former Law School dean and current law professor, will become the president of Reed College in Portland, Ore., on July 1.