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PSCSW Awards for Clinical Excellence Recognizes PhD Student

Penn SP2 PhD candidate Alicia Chatterjee won a Pennsylvania Society of Clinical Social Work award for clinical excellence.

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2021 Annual Guide: High Impact Giving in the Age of COVID

Penn SP2 released its 2021 annual guide to high-impact giving, offering donors strategies for effective philanthropy during the pandemic.

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Responding to Yesterday’s Events in Washington, D.C.

In a message to the SP2 community, school leadership responds to the violent invasion and riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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MSSP Program Welcomes Visiting Professor Denise Ferreira da Silva

Penn's MSSP program welcomes visiting professor Denise Ferreira da Silva to campus this term.

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Making Meaning of the Election – A Panel Discussion

SP2 faculty gathered for a panel discussion on making sense of the 2020 election and its impact on communities.

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MSSP Program Waives GRE Requirement

Penn's MSSP program has waived the GRE requirement, making the application process more accessible to prospective students.

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Edmund W. Gordon Social Policy/Social Justice Lecture Hosts Inaugural Event with David J. Johns

Penn SP2's Edmund W. Gordon Social Policy and Social Justice Lecture series kicked off its inaugural event featuring David J. Johns.

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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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Milwaukee’s Housing First program shows how lifting people out of homelessness can improve health, and cut costs

SP2’s Professor Dennis Culhane, Dana and Andrew Stone Chair in Social Policy, is quoted about a predicted rise in homelessness and how rental assistance can…

jsonline.com Milwaukee’s Housing First program shows how lifting people out of homelessness can improve health, and cut costs

SP2’s Roberta Iversen on labor history and innovating for the future

In her new book, Iversen proposes that a different future could be possible in areas such as civic engagement and infrastructure for the benefit of…

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Opinion: Here’s how to make it easier for workers to find better jobs

SP2 Associate Professor Ioana Marinescu contributes to a CNN op-ed outlining the key federal measures that would enable workers to find new, higher-paying jobs.

cnn.com Opinion: Here’s how to make it easier for workers to find better jobs

Building bridges, locally and abroad

From the Middle East Center to a think tank in the United Arab Emirates, SP2 Master of Science in Social Policy student Ibrahim Bakri is…

penntoday.upenn.edu Building bridges, locally and abroad

How many homeless people are in King County? Depends who you ask

Speaking about methods for determining the number of people living with homelessness in a city, Dennis Culhane says, “I think that trying alternative approaches like respondent-driven sampling…

seattletimes.com How many homeless people are in King County? Depends who you ask

Gun applicants in New York will have to hand over social media accounts

“The question should be: Can we do this in an anti-racist way that does not create another set of violence, which is the state violence…

cnbc.com Gun applicants in New York will have to hand over social media accounts

Why Closing the ‘Boyfriend Loophole’ Would Be a Huge Deal

Speaking about a provision of a federal gun law that effectively exempts dating partners from regulations preventing gun ownership or purchase if they have been…

nymag.com Why Closing the ‘Boyfriend Loophole’ Would Be a Huge Deal

Facilitating Injustice: The Complicity of Social Workers in the Forced Removal and Incarceration of Japanese Americans, 1941-1946

SP2 associate professor Yoosun Park was a recent guest on the New Books Network to discuss her book, Facilitating Injustice: The Complicity of Social Workers…

newbooksnetwork.com Facilitating Injustice: The Complicity of Social Workers in the Forced Removal and Incarceration of Japanese Americans, 1941-1946

2021’s Hardest-Working States in America

SP2 associate professor Ioana Marinescu is a featured expert in WalletHub's analysis of the productivity and current conditions of workers across the United States.

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Examining Social Work’s Involvement With Racially Punitive Systems

SP2 associate professor Yoosun Park, PhD, is highlighted in the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)'s Center for Diversity's Educator|Resource of the Month feature for…

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Why The “Worker Shortage” Is A Reflection Of Low Wages & The Pandemic Forced Moms To Leave The Workforce

SP2 associate professor Ioana Marinescu, PhD, was a recent guest on KALW Local Public Radio to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has altered America's work…

kalw.org Why The “Worker Shortage” Is A Reflection Of Low Wages & The Pandemic Forced Moms To Leave The Workforce

Restructuring competition: The Biden executive order and beyond

President Biden recently issued an executive order calling for new actions by the federal government aimed at increasing market competition and strengthening antitrust enforcement. To…

penntoday.upenn.edu Restructuring competition: The Biden executive order and beyond