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July 28, 2020
What Happens to a Dream Deferred? 60-Second Lectures on Racial InjusticePenn Arts & Sciences created a special series: What Happens to a Dream Deferred? 60-Second Lectures on Racial Injustice. This set of short talks focuses on the history and contemporary manifestations of racism in the U.S., Black lives and culture, and the range of factors that have contributed to this moment. The speakers featured are Mary Frances Berry; Margo Natalie Crawford; Guthrie Ramsey; and Dagmawi Woubshet.
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July 28, 2020
Pandemic Project: Odyssey-A-DayPenn Professor Emily Wilson created a new project while at home during the pandemic, reading short passages from each of the 24 books of her translation of Homer’s “Odyssey,” complete with costumes, props, and voices.
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July 28, 2020
New Website Aids Workers Unemployed Due to COVID-19Current and former Wharton students created a free job-hunting website for the millions of Americans who have been laid off because of the coronavirus. The free job platform allows job seekers to apply for work, connect with others who are unemployed due to COVID-19, and track unemployment numbers. The website displays more than 100,000 job listings and has nearly 30 independent active recruiters who can browse for job candidates.
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July 28, 2020
Anti-Discrimination Task Force Aims to ‘Flatten the Hate’A new community task force launched in April supports Asian and Asian American students and scholars on campus. “We strongly support the Asian and Asian American members of our community,” says Provost Wendell Pritchett. “It is essential that our campus—and our city—offer an environment in which everyone can thrive and do their best work.
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July 20, 2020
Newly Digitized Marian Anderson Collection Now Accessible OnlineThe University of Pennsylvania Libraries has completed the digitization of more than 2,500 items from the collection of Marian Anderson, one of the most celebrated singers of the 20th century. The body of primary sources in the collection—including letters, diaries, journals, interviews, recital programs, and private recordings—spans the Philadelphia-born contralto’s six-decade career as a concert singer and advocate for social justice.