2/25/03, On the Cover - Almanac, Vol. 49, No. 23

On the Cover: February 25, 2003

SAS Endowed Term Chairs: Brendan O'Leary; Nicola Persico

Brendan O'Leary

SAS Dean Samuel H. Preston announced the appointment of two endowed term chairs in SAS. Political science professor Brendan O'Leary has been appointed to the Stanley I. Sheerr Endowed Term Professorship of Social Sciences, and associate professor of economics Nicola Persico has been appointed to the Steven F. Goldstone Endowed Term Professorship in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.

Nicola Persico

Ania Loomba

Catherine Bryson Chair: Ania Loomba
Dr. Ania Loomba, professor of English, has been appointed to the Catherine Bryson Professorship, SAS Dean Samuel H. Preston announced.

This semester Dr. Loomba came to Penn from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she was a professor of English. >>MORE

Almanac, Vol. 49, No. 23, February, 2003

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February 25, 2003
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A new faculty member in the English department is named to an endowed chair.

SAS announces two endowed term chair appointments.

The Full Board of Trustees met last week and passed numerous resolutions.

A new degree program, a masters in public health, is now offered at Penn.

Government Affairs Update on Federal Relations: budget, bonds, and homeland security.

HR announces temporary enhancements to the Military Leave Policy.

Some redesigned Penn web sites improve navigation and access.