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Jacquelyn Grant, the Fuller E. Callaway Professor of Systematic Theology at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, will give a lecture on "Being Broad in the Concrete: Black Women and Race/Gender/Class Contradictions" at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
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Scott Turow, whose best-selling legal thrillers are the
basis of blockbuster Hollywood movies, will be reading from
his latest novel "Personal Injuries" at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 29, in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander
Hall.
Turow's first book, "One L," about
his first year as a student at Harvard Law School, was
published in 1977. Ten years later, he reached the top of
the bestsellers' list with his novel, "Presumed Innocent."
His books have been translated into more than 20 languages
around the world and have sold nearly 20 million copies.
Today, Turow is a partner in the
Chicago office of Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, an
international law firm, where his practice centers on
white-collar criminal litigation.
His presentation is part of the
Althea Ward Clark Reading Series, sponsored by the Creative
Writing Program.
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"Grandfather With Child" is part of the International Center exhibit "Faces of Slavic People" by Rebecca Matlock on display in 245 Frist Campus Center through Dec. 30. There will be a tour of the exhibit and reception for Matlock from 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, Nov. 30.
Muldoon and colleagues planning tribute
A commemoration of Wilde's death will take place in Princeton. At 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, Muldoon and several of his colleagues are planning to pay tribute to Wilde in the Jimmy Stewart Theater at 185 Nassau St. Joining Muldoon will be Michael Cadden, director of the Program in Theater and Dance, and English professors Lawrence Danson, Jeff Nunokawa and Elaine Showalter. Muldoon plans to read these two poems. His colleagues will spend about 10 minutes each addressing Wilde's work.
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Clean out your closets over Thanksgiving!
Once again, the University will conduct a gently used
clothing drive for men's and women's business and business
casual clothes. The drive will run from Dec. 13
through Dec. 20.
Clothing can be delivered to the
Human Resources Training Room at the Armory Building before
work and at lunchtime. All items collected will go to the
"Hire Attire Boutique," which is part of the Adult Learning
Center in New Brunswick. All types of clothing (in good
condition) that might be worn to work are needed, including
suits for both men and women, dress slacks, khakis, dress
shirts, ties, jackets, blazers, sweaters, dresses, coats and
accessories.
Drive under way
The University's annual campaign in support of the United
Way of Greater Mercer County runs from Nov. 15
through Dec. 15 on the main campus and on Thursday,
Dec. 7, at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab.
Campus volunteers are distributing
pledge cards. People who have questions or need another
pledge card should contact their departmental campaign
volunteer, look at the United Way home page at <http://www.princeton.edu/pr/uw/>
or contact the main campus United Way coordinator, Karen
Woodbridge, at 258-5656 or <mailto:karenw@princeton.edu>.
Plasma Physics employees should contact the lab's United Way
campaign chair, Mary Ann Brown, at 125-3045 or <mailto:mabrown@pppl.gov>.
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By the numbers
Scholarship and research are essential aspects of the University's enterprise:
• Each year, Princeton faculty members publish more
than 2,000 scholarly documents.
• External sources funded 1,160 separate projects in
1999-2000 (not including the Princeton Plasma Physics
Laboratory).
• There were 517 sponsored projects in the natural
sciences, 347 in engineering and applied science, 170 in the
humanities and social sciences, and 126 in interdepartmental
and nondepartmental programs.
• Funding for these projects totaled $108.2 million --
75 percent from government, 9 percent from foundations, 7
percent from industry and 9 percent from other sources.
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November 20, 2000 Contents • Center
is one-stop shop for teaching
technology • Search
committee proceeds in outreach phase • Muldoon
pens poems for Oscar Wilde memorial
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