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Interview With Judith Bernstein-Baker, Irene Barbarena, Judith Bernstein-Baker, Legal Oral History Project, University Of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Legal Oral History Project

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Judith Bernstein-Baker was the first director of Penn Law's public service program, from 1990 to 1998. Subsequently she served as executive director of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Pennsylvania until her retirement in 2016.

The Status And Needs Of Small Businesses Owned And Controlled By Disabled Veterans, Paul R. Camacho

William Joiner Institute for the Study of War and Social Consequences Publications

This introduction provides a thumbnail sketch, or landscape, of the history and conditions of veterans’ benefits against which to profile the issue of veterans’ small business opportunities. After years of applied research on issues pertaining to the veteran community, it has become abundantly clear to this researcher that the good people who serve in our federal and state agencies, and as staff persons in various congressional and state legislative offices often lack the data and/or information they need to fully and meaningfully address the needs of veterans and their families. This situation is no doubt a result of demographic facts. …

Lanthorn, Vol. 35, No. 12, November 9, 2000, Grand Valley State University

Volume 35, August 24, 2000 - June 14, 2001

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Interview With Frank Carano, Joanna Lee Levine, Frank Carano, Legal Oral History Project, University Of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Legal Oral History Project

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James Carano (L '33) practiced law in his native Philadelphia for almost seventy years. He was active in the Philadelphia Bar Association and in the Italian-American community. In 2002 he endowed the Frank Carano Professorship of Law, currently held by Leo Katz.

Obituary; 2000-11-06; Pratt, Frances Ann Gaskin, Hopewell Baptist Church

Hopewell Baptist Church

No abstract provided.

Interview With Mary Catherine Roper, Christine Docherty, Mary Catherine Roper, Legal Oral History Project, University Of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Legal Oral History Project

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Mary Catherine Roper (L '93) is the deputy legal director at the ACLU of Pennsylvania, where she coordinates litigation on a broad range of civil liberties issues, including freedom of speech, religious liberty, racial and ethnic justice, equality for lesbians and gay men, student rights, privacy, prisoners’ rights, and police misconduct. Prior to joining the ACLU, Mary Catherine was a partner in the firm of Drinker Biddle and Reath, where she was well known for her commitment to pro bono work. After law school, she clerked …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 025, Number 15, November 6, 2000, Grand Valley State University

2000-2001, Volume 25

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Ada News - 11/06/2000, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

2000-11-06 Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress meeting minutes for November 6, 2000.

Interview No. 958, Esther Rollansky

Combined Interviews

Her mother was born in the colonies and her father, Samuel, was born in Poland. Samuel was a journalist for Jewish papers, a theater critic, a scholar, and the head of the Kultur Congress. He initiated love of Jewish culture and traditions- as well as socialism-into his children. They didn't only speak Yiddish at home, they lived Yiddish culture. She attended state (public) and Yiddish laic schools and became a teacher in various Jewish schools.A s a young girl she practically lived in the Yiddish theater. She met famous people in Yiddish culture from abroad, who visited her parent's house. …

Lanthorn, Vol. 35, No. 11, November 2, 2000, Grand Valley State University

Volume 35, August 24, 2000 - June 14, 2001

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Interview With Arthur Makadon, Marjorie A. George, Arthur Makadon, Legal Oral History Project, University Of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Legal Oral History Project

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Arthur Makadon (L '68) was a major figure in the Philadelphia bar and in Philadelphia politics. Most of his legal career was spent at Ballard Spahr, where he served as chair from 2002 to 2011. The Arthur Makadon Appellate Advocacy Program at the Law School was established in his honor by Ballard Spahr. He died in 2013.

Math/Science Teacher Collaborative Targets Campuswide Participation, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

The Maine Mathematics-Science Teacher Excellence Collaborative is actively working toward its goals of improving the recruitment, preparation and support of students with strong interests in math, science and technology to help address the national shortage of math and science teachers for grades 7-12.

Review Of The Cold War: A History In Documents, David Lindsey Snead

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Land Surveys And The Robinsons Of North Kildare (1769-1864), James Robinson

Masters

Between the 18th and 19th centuries, the prosperity of Irish Catholic Tenants ebbed and flowed with the prevailing economic, political and social climate. The objective of this work is to illustrate that process by reference to the Robinson Family of North Kildare. Specifically, the dissertation will • Review the surveys undertaken in 1769, 1803, 1819, 1834, 1853, 1864 and 1744 • Establish the status of the Robinson Family as demonstrated by these surveys and other social and economic information, much of it previously unpublished. • Record, where, relevant, the contribution of the family to the social, economic and political developments …

South Union Messenger (November 2000), Kentucky Library Research Collections

South Union Messenger

No abstract provided.

Review Of "One Industry, Two Chinas: Silk Filatures And Peasant-Family Production In Wuxi County, 1865-1937" By L. S. Bell, Lillian M. Li

History Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Policy Specialist Joins Umaine Research Center, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

A new researcher specializing in educational policy, funding and intergovernmental relations, is expanding the expertise of the Center for Research and Evaluation at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. Pushpam Jain, who recently completed his Ph.D. in Education Policy at the University of Chicago, joined the CRE, the Maine Education Policy Research Institute and the College in October as an assistant research professor.

Rogers, Benjamin Franklin, 1840-1915 - Relating To (Sc 1390), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1390. Paper compiled by Jack L. Ray, Bowling Green, Kentucky, about Benjamin Franklin Rogers, who was a Church of Christ minister, chiefly in Warren County, Kentucky.

Internship Learning Contract, Career Center

General University of Maine Publications

Students need to develop a list of things that they wish to learn or accomplish while completing the internship. The student should determine if the goals are appropriate for the particular internship or co-op by consulting with the on-site supervisor and the faculty coordinator.

The Octofoil, November/December 2000, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.

New Position A Homecoming For Career Educator, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Career educator Owen J. Logue has returned to the University of Maine to coordinate and guide student academic services in the College of Education and Human Development. As assistant dean for Academic Services, Logue provides support and direction for students progressing through their programs and undertakes special initiatives to further the College's statewide work in support of Pre-K-12 education.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 025, Number 14, October 30, 2000, Grand Valley State University

2000-2001, Volume 25

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Outsourcing Collegiate Sports, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

In some places it's called "privatizing." Here in Florida it is called "outsourcing." Over the past few years a number of campus functions have been "outsourced." The most recent example on our campus is the bookstore, which was outsourced to Barnes and Noble, a company that seemed better equipped than the university to run a bookstore. And probably they are.

2000-10-30 Special Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress meeting minutes for October 30, 2000.

Guide To Ph015 Mexican Revolution Photograph Collection, Samuel Sisneros

Finding Aids

The collection dates 1900 – 1920 and includes original photo postcards, negatives, copy prints, and half-tone prints pertaining to the Mexican Revolution. The majority of the images are copy prints, which are often duplicated within the collection, and some replicate images from separate sources.

Interview No. 956, Sara Salon

Combined Interviews

Her parents met in Smyrna and her father sent for her mother after he got to Posadas. They married in Paraguay because the Argentine officials didn't want to officiate over the marriage of a minor. Her mother was illiterate, yet she knew how to handle business affairs and was a musician. They participated in the small Turkish community. They moved to Corrientes and her mother's large family joined her there. The Turkish community in Corrientes was large. Her mother, with her friends, held singing and dancing sessions on Sundays to raise money to build the synagogue, which became the Asociación …

Lanthorn, Vol. 35, No. 10, October 26, 2000, Grand Valley State University

Volume 35, August 24, 2000 - June 14, 2001

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Interview With Donald Millinger, José A. Gregory, Donald M. Millinger, Legal Oral History Project, University Of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Legal Oral History Project

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Donald M. Millinger (L'79) practiced business and commercial law in the Philadelphia area and served on a number of non-profit boards. He is married to Gary Clinton, former Dean of Student Affairs at Penn Law School. In 2017 they established the Clinton-Millinger Scholarship program.

The Importance Of The Temple In Understanding The Latter-Day Saint Nauvoo Experience: Then And Now, Kenneth W. Godfrey

Arrington Annual Lecture

No abstract provided.