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He Gave the Class of 2008 4 Virtues to Lead By
He’s been “hired, fired, lauded and vilified” and after President Amy Gutmann spoke, Mayor Michael Bloomberg addressed the class of 2008 in Penn’s rainy 252nd commencement ceremony. In his speech, Mayor Bloomberg mentioned that he is surrounded by Penn alumni who work with him and then gave the class of 2008 “4 virtues to lead […]
Website Wednesdays: Seeing the Funny in Politics
In light of the currently exciting political environment, for this week’s Website Wednesday series, I wanted to feature a new website from one of our alumni that covers politics …from a satirical level. Penn alum Rachel Goldberg and her husband just started the satirical news site called The National Protrusion. Per Rachel, it’s “a hilarious […]
Tuesday Tips: Advice for the Writer who Wants to Move Out to LA
Penn writers Phyllis Zimbler Miller (WG’80), Eric Barker (C’94), Hadley Davis (C’93), Josh Heald (C’00) In this week’s Tuesday Tips series, I have enlisted the help of my Penn alumni writer friends out here in Los Angeles to offer advice to the Penn undergrad or alum who has decided to move out to Los Angeles […]
Lance Weiler (Wharton):The Last Broadcast
>http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1783 Producing a feature-length motion picture is a daunting task. All the more so if you do it without the support of a major studio using money you have raised yourself. But according to independent filmmaker Lance Weiler, “the real struggle” comes after the film is completed. Distributing a theatrical feature — and doing so […]
Alex Weinress chooses a favorite son
Hi Matt,Thanks again for your email. My apologies for the delay…I graduated from Penn in 1994 with a BA in Political Science and Environmental Studies. I also took a number of film related courses (Penn-In-Cannes).In 1997, I produced and directed a mock documentary feature, SUPERPHAN, in collaboration with Penn alum VInce Mola (C’96). In 1999 […]
Dr. Brett Levinson (C’97): Eye-yeye-yeye
I just found out that my friend Opthamalogist Dr. Brett Levinson (C’97, AEPi) was another doctor featured on a TV show. A few years ago (better late than never!), Brett was featured on a Discovery Health Channel show called The Critical Hour. Filmed “on location” at the Shock Trauma Hospital at the University of Maryland […]
