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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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Reports from the Humanitarian Crisis on the Colombian Border

Penn SP2 student Patrick Ammerman reports from the Colombian border on the humanitarian crisis, work backed by a Pulitzer Center fellowship.

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Richard Gelles Receives SSWR Social Policy Researcher Award

SP2's Richard Gelles has received the Society for Social Work and Research's Social Policy Researcher Award.

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MSSP Alumna Shares United Nations Internship Experience

A Penn SP2 MSSP alumna reflects on her internship experience at the United Nations and what it taught her about global policy.

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Students Present Policy Research on Housing, Immigration, Harassment

Four Penn SP2 students presented original policy research on housing, immigration, and sexual harassment at a recent conference.

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NPL Student Chosen for Steering Committee of World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community

A Penn SP2 NPL student is selected for the steering committee of the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers Community.

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Beyond Foster Care

SP2 associate professor and Field Center for Children's Policy, Practice & Research managing faculty director Johanna Greeson, PhD, spoke with the Harvard Political Review about…

harvardpolitics.com Beyond Foster Care

A gender-neutral restroom in every school: Philly plans changes to make transgender kids feel safe

When Philadelphia public schools reopen on August 31, every building will be equipped with a gender-neutral restroom — at least one single stall for transgender…

inquirer.com A gender-neutral restroom in every school: Philly plans changes to make transgender kids feel safe

A Planned Biden Order Aims to Tilt the Job Market Toward Workers

According to an increasingly influential school of thought in economic circles, corporate mergers and other common business practices have made American workers worse off, and…

nytimes.com A Planned Biden Order Aims to Tilt the Job Market Toward Workers

‘Global Health Justice and Governance’

From philosophy to law to public health, experts respond in a special symposium issue of the journal Global Health Governance to SP2 professor Jennifer Prah…

penntoday.upenn.edu ‘Global Health Justice and Governance’

COVID-19 Relief Funds Put Former Foster Kid on Stable Ground

According to a study by the University of Pennsylvania’s Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice and Research, the effects of the pandemic were particularly pronounced…

usnews.com COVID-19 Relief Funds Put Former Foster Kid on Stable Ground

Don’t believe it when people say ‘no one wants to work anymore’

Chad Dion Lassiter, SP2 alum and executive director of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, and SP2 assistant professor Ioana Marinescu are respectively quoted in a…

inquirer.com Don’t believe it when people say ‘no one wants to work anymore’

Minimum Wage Movement And The Labor Market

Last week, McDonald’s announced that it's raising wages for its non-managerial workers to $17 an hour. The move comes after Chipotle and Olive Garden boosted…

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What if the U.S. had a national maximum wage?

What would be the outcome of a national maximum wage in the U.S? In Marketplace, SP2 assistant professor Ioana Marinescu argues that there are potential…

marketplace.org What if the U.S. had a national maximum wage?

You asked ‘How can I help?’ and CHIP found answers

It is well known that disasters stimulate giving. COVID-19, both the event and the donations, were unprecedented. But how does a funder decide the right…

generocity.org You asked ‘How can I help?’ and CHIP found answers

In Photos: Remembering the MOVE bombing, 36 years later

On May 13, 1985, the Philadelphia Police Department dropped a satchel bomb on 6221 Osage Ave. in West Philadelphia, where members of the Black liberation…

thedp.com In Photos: Remembering the MOVE bombing, 36 years later

16 GOP governors will axe weekly unemployment checks to incentivize returning to work, but experts say federal aid isn’t slowing job growth

The US economy has made dramatic gains since its peak pandemic unemployment rate of 14.8% last spring. But the current figure – 6.1% – remains…

news.yahoo.com 16 GOP governors will axe weekly unemployment checks to incentivize returning to work, but experts say federal aid isn’t slowing job growth

North Carolina Schools Are Resegregating

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, once held as an example for how to integrate a public school system, is now the most racially and socio-economically segregated school district…

indyweek.com North Carolina Schools Are Resegregating