A Peek at Penn's Past

(culled from old issues of Almanac)

This Month in Penn's History

10 Years Ago

• 3/16/93--Dr. Robert E. Davies, faculty of the School of Veterinary Medicine and lifelong activist, died at the age of 73.
• 3/23/93--The Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center rededicated the Afro-American Studies Seminar, one of 15 study facilities in the Library.
• 3/23/93--Penn faced a $6 million budget gap and a planned deficit of $18.5 million for the School of Veterinary Medicine. Trustees approved a 5.9% increase in undergraduate tuition.
• 3/30/93--Andrea L. Mitchell (CW '67), chief Congressional correspondent for NBC News and Penn trustee, was selected as Ivy Day speaker.

20 Years Ago

• 3/1/83--Two pregnancies were achieved in Penn's in vitro fertilization program.
• 3/1/83--Dr. Forostoff and Dr. Davidovich invented battery operated braces, hoping they will be used to reduce the time needed for orthodontic treatment.
• 3/8/83--Center for History of Chemistry inaugurated.
• 3/22/83--Five campus women's groups sponsored a rally to protest violence against women.
• 3/29/83--The University announced that Ellen Goodman and Chaim Potok would speak during commencement weekend.
• 3/29/83--Withdrawal of Recognition of Alpha Tau Omega.

30 Years Ago

• 3/20/73--The Faculty Senate contemplated solutions to increasing the recruitment of African-American faculty, such as establishing a "black faculty investment fund."
• 3/27/73--The Department of Geology dedicated the new South Annex of Hayden Hall.
• 3/27/73--Dr. C. R. Gallistel tested an audio-visual approach as an alternative to the conventional lecture format in his introductory psychology course.
• 3/27/73--The World Health Organization designated the School of Veterinary Medicine as the first world center for training and research in comparative medicine examining relationships between animal diseases and human health.