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Are they nuts?

Article Abstract:

Temple University terminated English professor David Bradley in April 1996, for not fulfilling the teaching load assigned to him. Bradley counters that a 1984 agreement with the university gives him the right to refuse a teaching-load increase. The issues surrounding this case are discussed.

Author: Yagoda, Ben
Publisher: Philadelphia Magazine
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 1996
Management, Cases, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Employee dismissals, Employment terminations, Employment at will, Temple University, Bradley, David

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Buck starts here

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University of Pennsylvania English professor Peter Conn's book 'Pearl S. Buck: A Cultural Biography' acknowledges the late author's contributions to American cultural history. The book includes an analysis of Buck's books and interviews with her friends and associates.

Author: Yagoda, Ben
Publisher: Philadelphia Magazine
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 1996
Criticism and interpretation, Authorship, Pearl Buck: A Cultural Biography (Book), Conn, Peter N., Buck, Pearl S.

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Up in smoke

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Smokers, now banned from smoking in office buildings, congregate outside in all sorts of weather. They look sad and inspire pity. A plan to build overhead funnels as shelters for the smokers and to collect the smoke is discussed.

Author: Yagoda, Ben
Publisher: Philadelphia Magazine
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 1992
Humor and anecdotes, Smokers, Antismoking movement

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