A
Peek at Penn's Past
(culled
from old issues of Almanac)
This
Month in Penn's History
10
Years Ago
11/3/92--Faculty
at Wharton vote unanimously to approve full implementation
of a new MBA curriculum.
11/3/92 Alliance
between Annenberg Institute and SAS creates a Center
for Judaic Studies at Penn--the first such center
outside Israel devoted exclusively to interdisciplinary
research in Judaic studies.
11/24/92--University
Drug and Alcohol Policy becomes final; a result of
the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments
of 1989.
20
Years Ago
11/9/82-- "Nuclear
war as a threat to health is the premise announced
for a Convocation on the Nuclear Arms Race to
be held November 11
"
11/16/82--Penn
football gives up 20-0 lead in 4th quarter to Harvard,
who makes it 21-20 with 3 touchdowns in 7 minutes.
But with a little over a minute to play Penn scores
a field goal with no time left on the clock to win
23-20.
11/16/82--Dr.
Sheldon Hackney reports on 20 months as President.
30
Years Ago
11/21/72--Dr.
George Makdisi, "country's leading Arabist," joins
Department of Oriental Studies at Penn.
11/21/72--Long
grievance letter from open meeting of the University
Chapter of the AAUP complaining of sexism and racism
in job placement, tenure, etc.
40
Years Ago
11/62--A
four-point program designed to strengthen and systematize
the methods by which the University recruits and retains
administrative staff personnel was submitted to the
President's Staff Conference by the newly organized
Committee on Management Development.
11/62--Annenberg
School of Communications was dedicated.
11/62--Univac
Solid State 80 to replace the Univac I at the University
Computer Center.
Almanac, Vol. 49, No. 14, November 26, 2002
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