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Associate Dean of Enrollment Management & Global Outreach Receives Years of Service Award

Mary Mazzola, MSW, EdD, Penn SP2's associate dean for enrollment management and global outreach, receives a years-of-service award.

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SP2 Celebrates 2020 Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees

Penn SP2 celebrated its 2020 Alumni Hall of Fame inductees with a virtual ceremony honoring their achievements and impact.

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SP2 Dean and Associate Professor to Serve on CSWE Guide Committee and Task Force

Penn SP2 Dean Sara Bachman and Associate Professor Allison Werner-Lin are appointed to a CSWE guide committee and task force.

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Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard Analyzes More than $40M in Giving

A new dashboard tracks more than $40 million in giving across a dozen-plus philanthropic COVID-19 response funds launched in Greater Philadelphia.

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DSW Alumna Publishes Innovative Palliative Care Study

Penn SP2 DSW alumna Christin Gregory published a groundbreaking new study in the field of palliative care.

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The Penn Experience: Racism, Reconciliation, and Engagement

For over a century, Penn SP2 has driven social change—explore how race, reconciliation, and engagement shape the School's story.

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Penn on the World after COVID-19

Penn Global and Perry World House teamed up on 'Penn on the World after COVID-19,' a series featuring Penn's leading faculty, fellows, and scholars.

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MSSP+DA Student Launches Remote Healthcare Kickstarter Project During COVID-19

A Penn SP2 MSSP-DA student launched a Kickstarter campaign to expand access to remote healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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SP2 Grad Advocates for Philly’s LGBTQ Population

A Penn SP2 graduate discusses their advocacy work supporting Philadelphia's LGBTQ community.

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‘Cultural Storytelling is Necessary in Order to Change Policy’: Q&A with PhD Student, Leeway Transformation Awardee

Penn SP2 alumna and Leeway Transformation Awardee Melissa Skolnick-Noguera discusses using cultural storytelling to help change policy.

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Health Equity in a Time of Global Crisis

As COVID-19 exposed stark disparities across countries and states, SP2 experts examine what health equity demands in a crisis.

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Working on ‘the Human Side’ of Heritable Cancers

Penn SP2's Allison Werner-Lin discusses her work supporting the human side of families facing heritable cancer risk.

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What keeps patients with cancer from using financial assistance programs?

Meredith Doherty and colleagues provide suggestions on how to improve cancer patients’ access to financial assistance in a blog post for Penn's Leonard Davis Institute…

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Raising the bar in gerontological social work education

The important role social workers play in aiding older adult populations is explored through the work of SP2 Professor Zvi Gellis, coauthor of a study…

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Beyond America’s racial fault line

Ben Jealous, a professor of practice at SP2, discussed race, politics, and his new book, “Never Forget We Were Always Free: A Parable of American…

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The Sierra Club Tries to Move Past John Muir, George Floyd and #MeToo

The New York Times highlights Ben Jealous as he aims to protect the planet and advance social justice as the first person of color to…

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Former SP2 dean John L. Jackson, Jr. named Penn’s next provost

University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill announced that John L. Jackson, Jr. — formerly dean of Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2)

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A more equitable society starts with social justice

Now in its second year, the Social Justice Scholars Program at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) welcomed four scholars in 2022, offering…

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How America is grappling with homelessness

SP2’s Professor Dennis Culhane speaks about the importance of providing permanent housing resources, fixing a broken safety net especially for people with disabilities and aging…

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Five ways to give this holiday season

SP2's Center for High Impact Philanthropy identifies strategies for donors seeking to do more good.

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A more equitable society starts with social justice

The Social Justice Scholars Program at Penn SP2 is broadening access to graduate student education. At a time when issues of social justice — racial

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Faith in public life

As part of the SP2 Speaker Series, Professor of Practice Ben Jealous discussed religion’s potential to transform society with the Reverend Charles ‘Chaz’ Howard of…

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NYC mayor: Police can involuntarily hospitalize mentally ill people

Following New York City's controversial new approach to the intersection of homelessness and mental health, SP2’s Professor Dennis Culhane spoke on CNN’s “AC360°” in favor…

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New book offers lessons for parents on discussing campus sexual assault

In the guide for caregivers whose child was sexually assaulted on a college campus, SP2’s Susan B. Sorenson provides advice and identifies resources, both on…

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