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In the News (Mon 16 Nov 09)

  
  Juidth Seitz Rodin, Institutional Planning, University of Pennsylvania Archives
Rodin not only offered her extensive knowledge and experience as an educator and administrator, but also, as a Penn alumna, demonstrated a real commitment to the University.
From the beginning of her tenure Rodin made it her goal to strengthen undergraduate, graduate, and professional education, rejuvenate both the campus and the surrounding community, increase funding for the University, and strengthen Penn's national and international reputation.
Judith Rodin was so successful as the president of Penn because she motivated herself by this central tradition.
www.archives.upenn.edu /histy/features/uplans/rodin.html   (1161 words)

  
 KIP Online - Judith Rodin - Biography
Rodin graduated with honors in 1966 with a B.A. in psychology.
She chairs the Council of Presidents of the Universities Research Association, Innovation Philadelphia, and is a member of the executive committee of the Association of American Universities.
She moved to Yale in 1972, was promoted to associate professor in 1975, named a full professor of psychology in 1979, and added the title of professor of medicine and psychiatry in 1985.
www.kiponline.org /bio_rodin.htm   (445 words)

  
 Judging Judy - Phillymag.com
Judith Rodin stood onstage and stared out, bewildered, as the packed audience of Penn parents loudly booed her.
To their chagrin, Rodin never appeared at the demonstration; she was in Washington, D.C., at a meeting of the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology.
And Rodin realized that her grand visions for burnishing Penn's image were never going to get off the ground at this rate.
www.phillymag.com /Archives/2000Nov/rodin_2.html   (1139 words)

  
 Ivy League Sports
Judith Rodin, Ph.D., CW’66 was elected the seventh President and Chief Executive of the University of Pennsylvania on Dec. 16, 1993.
Dr. Rodin received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1966, where she was selected Phi Beta Kappa.
Dr. Rodin was recognized with the 1999 Sara Lee Frontrunner Award as a woman “whose trailblazing accomplishments have both shaped our past and given inspiration for the future” at a special White House ceremony on October 21, 1999.
www.ivyleaguesports.com /schools/rodin.asp   (666 words)

  
 JWA - Judith - Highlighted Judiths - Printer Friendly Version
Intellectually precocious, Judith learned to read by the time she was two and went on to study music at the Julliard School; she also attended the Jewish Theological Seminary Teacher Institute as well as Columbia University Teachers College, where she received her BS (1928) and MA (1932).
Judith spent her life teaching music pedagogy and the history of Jewish music, as well as publishing Jewish songbooks and cantatas.
Rodin is a professor of medicine and psychiatry and now serves as a professor of psychology at Penn, where her research focuses on the complex relationships between mind and body.
www.jwa.org /cgi-bin/print-page.cgi?uri=/discover/throughtheyear/december/judith/judithbios.html   (4047 words)

  
 The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Rodin Is Named New Penn President
Rodin has been at Yale since 1972, when she joined the faculty as an assistant professor of psychology.
Rodin graduated from Penn with a degree in psychology in 1966.
Rodin appears to have learned her mediatingskills at Yale, where she was dean of the graduateschool when graduate students formed a union andwent on strike.
www.thecrimson.com /article.aspx?ref=241289   (490 words)

  
 Penn: Dr. Judith Rodin: Press Release
PHILADELPHIA -- Judith Rodin, president of the University of Pennsylvania since 1994, announced today that she intends to step down from the office when she completes her 10-year term in June 2004.
Rodin received a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from Penn in 1966 and a Ph.D from Columbia University in 1970, before beginning a career as an assistant professor of psychology at New York University.
Rodin has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.
www.upenn.edu /pennnews/rodin_legacy/release.html   (1320 words)

  
 The Calorie Controversy: Who's Cheating? by the New Haven Fat Liberation Front
While the report singles out the work of Dr. Judith Rodin for criticism, that is largely because her statements received tacit approval from the American Psychological Association's annual conference in San Francisco this past August.
Rodin's statements to the APA and the press indicate that this is her belief.
Behaviorists such as Rodin assume that the "excessive caloric intake" is due to specific eating behaviors not found in slim people (caused ultimately by vulnerability to external food-related stimuli not found in slim people).
www.largesse.net /Archives/CC.html   (2481 words)

  
 Daily Pennsylvanian Archives
One year after University President Judith Rodin announced financial initiatives aimed at increasing the underrepresented minority presence on campus, administrators say they are satisfied with the progress made toward the programs' long-term goals.
Rodin's release of the recruitment and retention plans last year came in part as a response to a national debate over affirmative action.
She said she felt the need to "clearly reaffirm this University's strong commitment to diversity as something profoundly educational in itself," adding that the plan was designed to "breathe new life" into the University's efforts to recruit and retain students and faculty from consistently underrepresented groups.
dolphin.upenn.edu /~apsc/history/1997/dp1002797.html   (1305 words)

  
 FMF | Housing Facts & Findings Volume 6 Issue 4   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Rodin’s insights, which apply to other educational and medical institutions in urban settings, vividly demonstrate how innovative partnerships can build community assets.
Rodin concluded her remarks with the three major lessons learned from the University of Pennsylvania’s experience.
Rodin's lecture was an inspirational message that drew from the very elements that helped the Maxwell winners achieve success in their own experiences.
www.fanniemaefoundation.org /programs/hff/v6i4-university.shtml   (1150 words)

  
 School of Arts & Sciences - University of Pennsylvania
In 1994, Dr. Judith Rodin became the first woman to be named to the presidency of an Ivy League institution.
During nearly a decade of service, Rodin guided the University through a period of unprecedented growth and development that transformed Penn's academic core and dramatically enhanced the quality of life on campus and in the surrounding community.
Rodin served on President Clinton's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology and co-chaired the transition team of Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street.
www.sas.upenn.edu /home/views/rodin.html   (397 words)

  
 Speaking Out-Vining- Rodin's Welcome Back The source of this document is Almanac. /penninf
Rodin refers to a foundation "accused of supporting neo-Nazi and racist agendas." The foundation is the Pioneer Fund, and the recipient of its funds is me. Who is the accuser?
The letter was forwarded to President Rodin, who responded to the trustees on August 23, 1994, in a one and a half page single-spaced memo.
The hypocrisy of Judith Rodin and of the faculty is mind- boggling.
www.skepticfiles.org /belliq/pion10.htm   (1052 words)

  
 Philadelphia Bar Association | PENN PRESIDENT RODIN TO GIVE KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT BAR ASSN. LUNCHEON OCT. 12   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Rodin is also the first alumna to serve as president of the University of Pennsylvania.
In addition to her position as president, Dr. Rodin is a faculty member at Penn, and has published more than 200 journal articles and authored or co-authored 10 books.
Rodin was appointed by President Clinton to the Presidential Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology, and to the steering committee of college presidents for America Reads.
www.philabar.org /about/news/newspage.asp?newsid=152268312000   (534 words)

  
 PR Newswire: Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce to Honor Penn President Judith Rodin With The William Penn Award; ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Judith Rodin, the first woman to be named President of an Ivy League University, is now the first female to be named winner of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce's prestigious William Penn Award.
Rodin will be honored at the William Penn Award Gala on Friday, April 23, 2004.
William Penn Award recipients are chosen based on their personal, professional, and community contributions to the Greater Philadelphia region and their efforts to transform the region into a better place to live, work, and play.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:109289689&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (263 words)

  
 The WeeklyPress@Philly1.Com -- Judith Rodin wins The Philadelphia Award -- 05/05/04 -- Philadelphia, PA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Judith Rodin, President of the University of Pennsylvania, scholar, author, teacher, catalyst for neighborhood change, trail blazer in higher education, champion of public education, and builder of bridges among people of all backgrounds, has been named winner of The Philadelphia Award for 2003.
Rodin, 59, the first woman to head an Ivy League institution, receives Philadelphia's highest honor for advancing a multitude of initiatives that have positively impacted Penn, its neighborhood and the entire Philadelphia region, according to William J. Marrazzo, Chair of the Philadelphia Award Trustees, and President and CEO of WHYY.
When Rodin accepts The Award at a ceremony this September, she will join the ranks of a prestigious group of distinguished leaders who have won the Award.
www.philly1.com /story6050504.html   (951 words)

  
 Show Us Your Zits
Judith Rodin was not as “all-that” as she was cracked up to be.
On June 20, self-proclaimed University of Pennsylvania CEO Judith Rodin declared she would be step down in 2004.
As for Rodin, political pundits have prophesied a future for her in politics.
www.citypaper.net /articles/2003-07-03/slant.shtml   (670 words)

  
 Class Act 2: Face to Face with Judith Rodin
Rodin not only wants important administrators in the spotlight but she also wants to highlight the 6,000 people who are in the West Philadelphia Improvement Corps.
Rodin suggests that if you want to pursue a college education, work to your best ability, study hard, do not be afraid to take difficult courses and confront challenges everyday."You need to set very hard goals because you can't reach goals if you don't set them," advised Dr.Rodin.
Rodin was a very serious student who cared about what she was learning and about her dreams.
www.penn-partners.org /wp/k12/shaw/ClassAct2/Rodin.html   (932 words)

  
 Fox Leadership: Director's Advisory Group
Judith N. Rodin (CW '66) completed her 10-year term as President and Chief Exectutive Officer of the University of Pennsylvania on June 30, 2004.
She was the first alumna to serve as president of Penn and the first woman to serve as president of an Ivy League institution.
Rodin also holds appointments on the Penn faculty as Professor of Psychology and as Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry in the School of Medicine.
www.sas.upenn.edu /foxleadership/docs/about_us_directors.html   (1191 words)

  
 TRIBUTE TO DR. JUDITH RODIN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Rodin made clear that one of her core beliefs was that a great research university must also be a great neighbor.
Dr. Rodin later earned a doctorate in psychology at Columbia University, and spent two decades on the faculty at Yale University, where she worked tirelessly to research and explain the biological and psychological factors that lead to obesity--a critical health issue facing our country today.
It is a true testament to Dr. Rodin that she brought with her to the University this same resolve and tremendous passion to serve the students of the University of Pennsylvania and the less fortunate of the West Philadelphia community.
www.washingtonwatchdog.org /documents/cr/04/jn/16/cr16jn04-150.html   (529 words)

  
 Penn: Alumni Weekend 2004
This will be Dr. Judith Rodin’s final Alumni Weekend as President of Penn. Our annual celebration will be an opportunity to share our appreciation for her transformative leadership.
For ten years President Rodin has presided over one of the most impressive periods of growth in Penn’s history.
Rodin’s presidency has also marked the largest capital construction period in Penn’s history, with more than $1 billion invested in new buildings, renovations, and restorations.
www.alumni.upenn.edu /alumniweekend2004/rodin.html   (232 words)

  
 HEIA People: Judith Rodin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Judith Rodin is the seventh President of the University of Pennsylvania.
Currently, Rodin serves on President Clinton's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology and chairs the Council of Presidents of the Universities Research Association.
Her husband, legal scholar Paul Verkuil, is a past president of the College of William and Mary and the former chief executive officer of the American Automobile Association.
www.upenn.edu /heia/people/bio/rodin.html   (387 words)

  
 PND News - Rockefeller Foundation Appoints New President
Judith Rodin, former president of the University of Pennsylvania, has been named president of the New York City-based Rockefeller Foundation.
Rodin, 59, succeeds Gordon Conway, who has served as president for six and a half years and will retire at the end of the year.
Prior to becoming president of Penn, she served as provost of Yale University, where she was a professor of psychology and a professor of medicine and psychiatry.
fdncenter.org /pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=77300006   (426 words)

  
 The WeeklyPress@Philly1.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Penn President Judith Rodin's accessible charm sparkled under the lights as she posed with Shari E. Redstone.
She wouldn't say who suggested that she help build a movie theatre complex in the area, but my guess is that it was Judith Rodin, a woman whom Redstone lauded as a visionary and who has done so much for West Philadelphia.
Rodin admitted that the project had its fits and starts and that there were moments when "none of us thought would ever really be the reality that we're experiencing tonight." She said good luck came in the form of Shari RedstoneÑRodin called Redstone "My good luck."
www.philly1.com /story1111302.html   (1035 words)

  
 Yale Bulletin and Calendar - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
University of Pennsylvania President Judith Rodin chats with students at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, where she served as dean while at Yale.
University of Pennsylvania President Judith Rodin delivered a passionate plea for universities to redefine their mission in her Chubb Fellowship Lecture at Yale on Oct. 12.
Rodin suggested several ways for universities to take an active civic role, citing examples from Penn. One approach is through academic courses that combine traditional learning with public service to "bring about structural, enduring community improvements such as effective schools, neighborhood economic development, and vital community organizations," she said.
www.yale.edu /opa/v28.n9/story6.html   (936 words)

  
 Opening, Closing, and Keynote Sessions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In March 2005 Judith Rodin assumes the position of President of the Rockefeller Foundation.
She is the former president of the University of Pennsylvania, where in 1994, she made history as the first woman named president of an Ivy League institution.
Rodin has held faculty appointments as a professor of psychology, medicine, and psychiatry.
www.planning.org /2005conference/openclose.htm?project=Print   (631 words)

  
 The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Women at the Helm
Over a span of two hours, these grand dames of the academy discussed many structural and cultural barriers facing women in higher education today, including the pitfalls of the tenure system, the narrow range of personality types accepted in female leaders, the importance of mentoring and the burden of balancing work and family.
Judith Rodin (on being the only woman at a meeting of Ivy league presidents): I think they went out of their way to make me feel that it was not going to be any different just because I was a woman.
Judith Rodin: I think women’s behavior and men’s behavior, if you put the identical behavior side by side, that that which is called aggressive in women may not be called aggressive in men.
www.thecrimson.com /printerfriendly.aspx?ref=348216   (954 words)

  
 dailypennsylvanian.com - Judith Rodin: On divestment and hate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
As I anticipated in my "welcome back" message last month, the tragic conflict in the Middle East has become a major subject of heated, often emotional debate within the Penn community, and I have been called upon to act on behalf of the University.
Finally, we all should recognize that neither Penn nor any other institution has the power to ban hatred; rather, we believe that the appropriate role of an academic institution is to counter hatred and intimidation by empowering our students with the knowledge, self-confidence, and critical thinking skills they need to defeat hate.
Annie Cooper, MD Judith Rodin is the bravest woman...
www.dailypennsylvanian.com /vnews/display.v/ART/2002/10/18/3dafaccbea74e   (1025 words)

  
 Office of Public Affairs at Yale - News Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Rodin will speak on the topic, "The University and a Civil Society." The talk is free and open to the public.
Rodin was named the seventh president of Penn in 1993.
Rodin's research has focused on the relationship between psychological and biological processes in human health and behavior.
www.yale.edu /opa/newsr/99-09-23-01.all.html   (409 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Armed with a bubbling cauldron and clad in lab coat and goggles, University President Judith Rodin disguised herself as the infamous Dr. Frankenstein, while reading aloud to a captivated audience Wednesday night.
Rodin, along with other members of the faculty, administration and student body, spent the evening at the Writers House, which hosted a Halloween bash and reading festival.
Though several noted campus celebrities like Rodin were on hand, it was difficult to decipher exactly who was who at first glance.
www.writing.upenn.edu /~wh/old_html/events/halloween.html   (475 words)

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