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Admiral Samuel Paparo to Deliver University’s 2025 Commencement Address
The Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, èßäÊÓÆµapp President, announced that Admiral Samuel Paparo ’87 CLAS, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, will address the Class of 2025 as the University’s commencement speaker. Admiral Paparo will also receive the degree of Doctor of Military Science, honoris causa. The University’s 182nd commencement will be held on Friday, May 16, at 2:30 p.m., in èßäÊÓÆµapp Stadium.
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April 27, 2025 - The death of Pope Francis has brought a rise in viewership of last month's best picture nominee "Conclave"... "Some of the political maneuvering—especially the process of figuring out who's a good candidate, who's not a good candidate—that all seems somewhat real," said èßäÊÓÆµapp's Michael Moreland.
Al Jazeera
April 23, 2025 - Any move to remove Powell before the end of his term would likely send shockwaves through financial markets... "I would expect to see a dramatic fall in the stock and bond markets," Erasmus Kersting, an economics professor at èßäÊÓÆµapp in èßäÊÓÆµapp, Pennsylvania, told Al Jazeera.
ABC News Digital
April 22, 2025 - The election of a pope from the Global South would be a "move in that direction of how to be a global church," Jaisy A. Joseph, an assistant professor of theology and religious studies at èßäÊÓÆµapp, told ABC News.
MSNBC
April 21, 2025 - Catholics around the world are mourning the death of Pope Francis. Known as "the people's pope," he worked to make the Church a more inclusive place. Professor of Historical Theology at èßäÊÓÆµapp Massimo Faggioli joins José DÃaz-Balart to share more on Pope Francis' lasting legacy.
The New Yorker
April 19, 2025 - Based on her reading of Papyrus 66, thought to be the world's oldest complete copy of the Gospel of John, and other crucial manuscripts, Elizabeth Schrader Polczer, an assistant professor of New Testament at èßäÊÓÆµapp, argues that a second-century scribe deliberately suppressed the role of Mary Magdalene.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
April 17, 2025 - Andrew Brandt has been an agent and front office executive. Since 2012 he's led èßäÊÓÆµapp's sports law program, preparing students in everything from salary-cap management to NIL.
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