Coming Up
Human Nature
The Penn Humanities Forum has a full calendar of events related to this year’s theme on human nature.
March 21: Woman—An Intimate Geography. Natalie Angier, author and Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer for the New York Times, 3—4:30 p.m., Dunlop Auditorium, 3450 Hamilton Walk.
March 20—25: Human Nature— Human Rights, a festival of films, distinguished speakers, public discussions, walking tours of Philadelphia, and dramatic readings marking important struggles in the history of human rights. Guests include Juan Williams, creator and producer of Eyes on the Prize; Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, Kenyan author; and Penn professors Al Flireis (English), Farah Griffin (English and African-American studies), Millicent Marcus (Italian studies and film), Thomas Sugrue (history), Robert Vitalis (political science), and Barbi Zellizer (communications). Details TBA. For updates visit the website of the Penn Humanities Forum (http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu) or e-mail humanities@sas.upenn.edu or call 215-898-8220.
Theater Arts at Penn
Twenty years ago this spring, the first class of theater arts majors received their degrees. To celebrate, the Theater Arts Program (http://www.english.upenn .edu/~tharts/) invites program alumni, faculty, and friends back to Penn for a day of socializing and entertainment on Saturday, April 15, 2000. If you plan to come, drop program chair Cary Mazer an e-mail (cmazer@english.upenn.edu). Your name will be added to a theater arts alumni listerv, and you will receive news about the event and about the major. Spread the word among your Penn friends, majors or not, who might like to attend. Send alumni names you remember from your years at Penn, and we can double—check them against our own lists. And, if you can, please help the program to underwrite some of its costs.
Politicians, Pollsters, and Policy
Come hear three prominent Penn faculty and alumni discuss the upcoming presidential election during Alumni Weekend on Saturday, May 20, 9:30 a.m.—11:00 a.m., in 17 Logan Hall. Kathleen Hall Jamieson, dean of the Annenberg School for Communication, is a sought-after TV commentator at election time, based on her landmark analysis of political speech and campaign advertising. John DiIulio, Jr., C’80, is the Fox Leadership Professor of Politics, Religion and Civil Society and an advisor to Governor Bush and Vice President Gore. Ken Smukler, C’82, founded Voterlink Datasystems, a firm that uses the latest research and polling techniques on behalf of candidates in both parties. Besides sharing their insights and insider’s knowledge, the panelists will leave time to answer plenty of questions. For more information or to RSVP, contact Carrie Stavrakos, 215-898-5262 or cstavrak@ben.dev.upenn.edu.