Letters to the Editor

'Justice Talking' benefits Penn

To the editor:

Thank you for the editorial regarding Penn, students and civic engagement ("Return 'Justice Talking' to Penn" The Summer Pennsylvanian, 7/8/04). I wanted to respond to the call for a return of the Annenberg Public Policy Center's Justice Talking to campus.

Tapings of Justice Talking -- Penn's four year old National Public Radio program featuring the nation's top legal scholars and public policy experts -- moved to the National Constitution Center last year as a part of a new, exciting partnership between the two institutions. The move allows for a much larger and more diverse audience that still includes a large contingent of Penn students and faculty.

Tickets for the fall lineup are free and reservations can be made at www.justicetalking.org beginning in early August. Not only do we urge students to attend the shows, we hope they will generate on-going discussions about key public policy issues both in the classroom and on-campus.

Program tapings are just one way Penn students can take advantage of the journalism and civic engagement opportunities offered by the program. Justice Talking, which is still produced on campus, has an extensive on campus internship program during the school year that pulls students from the College, Wharton and the Law School.

Justice Talking also offers paid summer positions for students, and a new semester-long fellowship for students who may want to take a break from their studies. Penn students have made enormously important contributions to the program that we hope and trust will continue for years to come.

Kathryn Kolbert Exec. Producer, Justice Talking Senior Researcher, Annenberg Public Policy Center

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