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March 17, 2015, Vol. 61 No. 26 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Tuesday March 24, 2015 Volume 61 Number 27 www.upenn.edu/almanac Three Endowed Assistant Professors Appointed in Penn Arts & Sciences Dean Steven J. Fluharty is pleased to an- Vanessa Ogle has Mallesh Pai, assis- nounce the appointment of three faculty mem- been appointed the Ju- tant professor of eco- bers to named chairs in the School of Arts & lie and Martin Frank- nomics, has been ap- Sciences. lin Assistant Professor pointed the Janice and Rahul Mukherjee of History. Specializ- Julian Bers Assistant has been appointed the ing in modern Euro- Professor in the So- Dick Wolf Assistant pean and global histo- cial Sciences. Dr. Pai Professor of Television ry, Dr. Ogle researches is an economic theorist and New Media Stud- themes of globaliza- specializing in mech- ies in the department of tion, capitalism and the anism design, which English. He is also af- circulation of knowl- addresses problems of filiated with the cine- edge. Her first book, how mechanisms such ma studies program. Dr. Contesting Time: The as auctions, school lot- Mukherjee joins Penn Global Struggle for teries and political in- from the University of Uniformity and its Un- Vanessa Ogle stitutions can better California, Santa Bar- intended Consequenc- achieve desired out- Mallesh Pai bara, where he recent- es, 1870s-1950s, investigates the paradoxical comes. His work has called into question long- ly completed his PhD. Rahul Mukherjee effects of standardizing time reckonings across held assumptions about fairness and predictabili- In his research, Dr. cultures and will be published by Harvard Uni- ty of outcomes in auctions. He has demonstrated Mukherjee examines the role of media in de- versity Press in the fall. It has received the Pres- that it is possible to develop auctions in which bates surrounding technological development, ident’s Best Book Award from the Social Sci- even anonymous bidders with certain character- disasters and dangers and modernization in a ence History Association. Her current project istics can be favored. Additionally, he has shown rapidly globalizing world. He has analyzed dis- on Western nations’ use of decolonized and non- that competition among sellers may lead to inef- cussions over chronic toxicity, emissions from Western territories to expand free-market capi- ficiency; that is, the buyers with the highest val- cell phone towers, debates surrounding geneti- talism from the 1930s to the 1980s promises to uations may not win the goods on sale. Dr. Pai cally modified crops and construction of nucle- have a significant impact on the study of Euro- is also collaborating with colleagues in Engi- ar reactors. Central to his work are the roles that pean history, international political economy and neering and Wharton to examine privacy issues media, technology and networks play in the cre- neoliberalism and deregulation. raised by the growth of the digital economy. ation of a contested public sphere composed of Ardent supporters of Penn, Julie and Martin Janice and Julian Bers established this chair experts, activists, affected communities and the Franklin established this chair in 2008 to rec- in 1972 to recognize assistant professors who wider audience. ognize and retain eminent scholars and profes- demonstrate outstanding promise as teachers Dick Wolf, C’69, is the creator and exec- sors who demonstrate outstanding performance and scholars in the social sciences. Mrs. Bers utive producer of the Law & Order television in their field. Mr. Franklin, C’86, is the found- received her education degree from Penn in franchise. His company, Wolf Films Inc., has er and executive chairman of the Jarden Cor- 1939. The late Mr. Bers graduated from Whar- produced such films as School Ties, No Man’s poration and has recently served on the pub- ton in 1931 and was chairman of Imperial Met- Land and the 2003 Academy Award-winning lic boards of Promotora de Informaciones S.A., al and Chemical Company. He served as a trust- documentary Twin Towers. Kenneth Cole Productions and GLG Inc. Mrs. ee of the University and received Penn’s Alumni Franklin, C’87, currently serves on Penn’s So- Award of Merit in 1968, while Mrs. Bers served Baccalaureate Speaker cial Policy & Practice Overseers Board and the as president of her class and on the 50th reunion On Sunday, May 17, Trustees’ Council of Penn Women. gift committee. Rabbi Julie Schonfeld will be Penn’s guest Francis J. & Wm. Polk Carey JD/MBA Program at Penn Law & Wharton speaker for the Bacca- In recognition of a $10 million endowment and leadership abilities necessary to navigate laureate Ceremony, an from the W. P. Carey Foundation, the JD/MBA our global economy and excel in their careers.” interfaith program that program at the University of Pennsylvania Law Law and business are more interconnect- includes music, read- School and the Wharton School at the Universi- ed than ever, and business lawyers need to un- ings and prayers. ty of Pennsylvania will be renamed the Francis derstand corporate finance, management, mar- Two consecutive J. & Wm. Polk Carey JD/MBA Program. keting and real estate to best serve their clients. ceremonies will be held “With the generous support of the Carey In addition, businesses are turning to lawyers to in Irvine Auditorium in Foundation, our students will continue to be po- serve in business roles such as CEO. order to accommodate sitioned as innovators in the business world,” Established in 2009, the three-year JD/MBA all who wish to attend. said Wendell Pritchett, interim dean at Penn program was the first elite three-year program Graduating students Law and Presidential Professor. “Our JD/MBA in the country. Through an integrated, acceler- whose last names begin program combines the resources of an elite law ated course of study, students earn both JD and with A-K are invited to Julie Schonfeld school with a top-ranked business school, and MBA degrees in three years, rather than the five attend the ceremony at our students use their cross-disciplinary educa- years it would typically take to earn each degree 1:30 p.m.; those whose last names begin with L-Z tion to confront the complex challenges facing (continued on page 3) are invited to attend at 3 p.m. today’s corporate leaders.” IN THIS ISSUE Rabbi Julie Schonfeld was named the exec- “Doing business requires an increasingly di- 2 Senate: SEC Actions; Men’s Basketball Head Coach utive vice president of the Rabbinical Assem- verse set of skills,” said Geoffrey Garrett, dean, 3 PPE Goldstone Forum; Botswana UPenn Partnership bly (RA) in 2009. The RA is the internation- Reliance Professor of Management and Pri- 4 Research Roundup 5 Representing Modern Japan at ARG and al membership association of Conservative/ vate Enterprise, and professor of management A Sense of Place at Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Masorti rabbis. The RA promotes an inspiring at the Wharton School. “Through their experi- 6 HR: Upcoming Programs, Total Compensation approach to Jewish tradition and brings for- ence at Wharton and Penn Law, our JD/MBA 7 Update; African Children’s Choir; CrimeStats; Classifieds (continued on page 3) students develop the critical thinking, reasoning 8 Penn Podcasts ALMANAC March 24, 2015 www.upenn.edu/almanac 1 From the Senate Office Steve Donahue: Head Coach of SENATE Men’s Basketball The Univer- sity of Pennsyl- vania has named Steve Donahue as the John R. The following is published in accordance with the Faculty Senate Rules. Among other Rockwell Head purposes, the publication of SEC actions is intended to stimulate discussion among the Coach of Men’s constituencies and their representatives. Please communicate your comments to Vicki Basketball. Mr. Hewitt, executive assistant to the Senate Office, either by telephone at (215) 898-6943 or Donahue’s hiring by email at [email protected] marks a return to Penn for the Delaware Coun- ty native, who will become the 20th head coach Faculty Senate Executive Committee Actions in the program’s Wednesday, March 18, 2015 115-year history; he was an assis- Steve Donahue tant coach for the Chair’s Report. Faculty Senate Chair Claire Finkelstein gave a brief update on the activities of Quakers under Fran Dunphy from 1990-1991 the Faculty Senate committees. She noted that SEC will discuss the Economic Status of the Faculty until 1999-2000. During that 10-year span, Penn (SCESF) Report at the meeting, and that the Administration’s responses to the report will be pub- won six Ivy League titles including four sepa- lished in Almanac along with the Report. rate undefeated conference campaigns, compil- ing a 182-91 overall record that included a 114- Past Chair’s Report. Faculty Senate Past Chair Dwight Jaggard reported that the Academic 26 mark in Ivy play. Planning and Budget committee and Capital Council have been meeting. Prior to his arrival at Penn for the 1990-1991 Vote on the 2015 Senate Committee on Committees Slate of Candidates. SEC mem- season, Mr. Donahue was an assistant coach un- bers voted to elect the slate of candidates selected by the 2015 Senate Committee on Committees. der legendary coach Herb Magee at Philadel- phia University for two seasons and helped the Discussion of Tenure Process and FAQs from Office of the Provost. SEC members dis- Rams to a pair of 20-win seasons and the NCAA cussed a memo from the Provost concerning promotion and tenure. This memo is intended as a clar- Division II Tournament. Before that, Mr. Dona- ification of existingFaculty Handbook Section II.D.1. Procedures for Academic Appointments and hue was as an assistant coach for current Lafay- Promotions. It says that all reviews for faculty promotion and tenure must be completed in the man- ette head coach Fran O’Hanlon at Monsignor datory review year and will not be allowed in the terminal year.
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