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He’s Not So Hot For Teacher

What if you met a former teacher and found out he was a total jerk? John Carroll (C’05, 34th Street Magazine section editor, Kelly Writers House writing advisor) examines this concept for us in a short story of his that recently got published. John went to Penn hoping to write for the Daily Pennsylvanian and […]

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His Complete Gourmet Recipe Updates in a Tweet

It seems like a guy who wrote a book about fatherhood should also know a thing or two about how to cook. Craig Boreth (C‘91), author of How to Feel Manly in a Minivan: The Desperate Dad’s Survival Guide has a new project he’s wants you to follow. That is, to follow on Twitter. Check […]

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From Blogging At Penn to Publishing 200 Gourmet Recipes For Any Budget

In continuing my “Penn Foodies” week, after yesterday’s story about this restaurant entrepreneur, today I bring you a post about yet another set of Penn alumni working together.  Great story here. Two friends (and now dating!) write blog at Penn, get approached by publisher and now have book! Continue Reading…Alanna Kaufman (C’08, DP, City News […]

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New DT Series: “Penn Foodies” all this week!

Over the past month I have been collecting “food related” stories from some quite interesting Penn alumni. Now all this week, in a new DT series I’m calling “Penn Foodies”, look out for some savory posts about Penn: restaurant entrepreneurs  authors and bloggers a national TV commercial star who’s promoting a delicious product we all […]

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Her Hollywood-Optioned Book Is Now in Paperback!

During this year, I’ve done posts about Allison Winn Scotch’s (C’95) book The Time of My Life and how it was optioned by the Weinstein Brothers, was reviewed in People Magazine, made The Today Show‘s top 10 books for the fall, and made the New York Times Best Seller List! (#31). Now news that last […]

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Why You’ll Love How This MBA Used Facebook In His Job Search

Where most people are sending out traditional resumes to companies, Eric Barker (C’94) used Facebook in the most brilliant of ways for his job search.  Check this out… Eric recently graduated from an MBA program and to try to get a job, he bought Facebook ads that specifically targeted employees of Microsoft, Apple, Netflix, Youtube […]

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