Rising To Challenges
Letter From the Editor: Sept|Oct 2004
Learning and Leading
Since her nomination to become the University’s eighth president last winter, Amy Gutmann has spent a lot of time quietly thinking and talking with people about how to move Penn forward. Now she’s eager to get to work.
Signature Style
As he heads West for a teaching position in the other Washington, Paul Steven Miller C’83 looks back on a decade defending the rights of people with disabilities as an EEOC Commissioner—and a lifetime battling for his own.
Hard Questions, Uneasy Answers
Reflecting on his recent experience in Kurdistan, Brendan O'Leary, a leading scholar of ethnopolitical conflict, ponders Iraq’s future.
Growing Movement
At the Charlestown Cooperative Farm, alumna Aimee Kocis is helping preserve valuable farmland from development while keeping 105 area families well supplied with a variety of fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables.
Writing For Her Life
Stephanie Williams C’92 was determined to fulfill her ambition to write and publish a novel before cancer killed her. With some help from her friends, she succeeded.
Why I Love Penn
Sept|Oct 2004: From College Hall
Letters
Sept|Oct 2004: Picking presidents II, patenting paradise, embarrassing error.
Pitch Perfect in Beijing
After several tries, Penn’s Glee Club finally gets to China.
Fuzzy Slippers, Sharp Minds
After a year in corporate America, teaching is a sleeper hit.
Coming Home
Searching for the China of her childhood.
Can’t Buy Me Love
Manage your money before it manages you: Chatzky’s commandments.
Labor Board Says No to Grad Unions
NLRB rules against grad-student unions.
Politically Incorrect—Lying Ads, Trusting Voters
The truth is, lying political-ads work.
More Time Doesn’t Mean Less Crime
Verdict: Stiffer sentences don’t deter crime.
Barchi on the Academic Enterprise
Parting words from Provost Barchi.
Dodson’s Dinosaurs
Dual honors for dinosaur-expert Peter Dodson.
News to Chew On: Weaker Jaws, Bigger Brains?
Brains over bite.
Fighting Terror, Guarding Rights
Difficult balance: Protecting lives, preserving rights.