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A Life-Changing Lesson on Women’s Empowerment and Microfinance in India

An SP2 story explores a life-changing lesson in women's empowerment through microfinance in India.

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Life, death, guns, and intimate partner violence

SP2 research examines how gun access shapes life-and-death outcomes for survivors of intimate partner violence.

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SP2 Alum Amber Hikes Named Director of Office of LGBT Affairs

Penn SP2 alum Amber Hikes was appointed director of an Office of LGBT Affairs, advancing her career in LGBTQ rights and advocacy.

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SP2 Penn Top 10 Talk: A Speaker Series on Social Impact

Penn's Top 10 Talks series spotlights SP2 voices on driving social impact through research, policy, and practice.

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SP2 Alum Mamie Todd Talks about the Importance of Social Work Then and Now

SP2 alum Mamie Todd explains why social work is invaluable, indispensable, and even good for your health, then and now.

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The Gift of Giving

Explore how generosity is transforming lives in this Penn SP2 community story about giving back.

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SP2 Professor Named American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare Fellow

SP2 professor Dennis Culhane has been named a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare.

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SP2 Penn Top 10 Talk: A post-election discussion on social justice & policy issues

Penn's Top 10 Talks series brings SP2 experts together to unpack social justice and policy issues after the election.

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SP2’s Newest Cohort, Social Change Agents Off to Energetic Start

SP2's newest cohort of social change agents kicks off its program with energy and momentum.

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SP2 Alum Working Together 15 Years Later

Two SP2 alumni reflect on their friendship and continued collaboration 15 years after graduation.

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SP2 Penn Top 10: Ending Mass Incarceration

Penn's Top 10 Talks series features SP2 experts on strategies for ending mass incarceration.

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Associate Professor Helps Craft Philly Schools’ Trans Policy

An SP2 associate professor helped shape a new policy protecting transgender students in Philadelphia's public schools.

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Inside Philly’s 40-year war on homeless encampments

In the spring of 1988, a group of people experiencing homelessness entered a string of long-vacant properties in Northeast Philadelphia, set up camp, and hung…

billypenn.com Inside Philly’s 40-year war on homeless encampments

Low wages are just the start of the problems for millions of U.S. workers during COVID-19 — here’s why

A common dilemma job applicants face is balancing salary with working conditions and labor violations. However, new research suggests that lower-paying jobs are also more likely to…

marketwatch.com Low wages are just the start of the problems for millions of U.S. workers during COVID-19 — here’s why

Should We Really Be Worried About Too Much Covid Relief?

President Biden's pandemic recovery plan is drawing criticism from some, but there are simple fixes to most objections, argues Noah Smith in Bloomberg Opinion. Some…

bloomberg.com Should We Really Be Worried About Too Much Covid Relief?

For Women in Economics, the Hostility Is Out in the Open

Studies have found that the field of economics is plagued by a singular problem of gender bias. Prominent women in the field, including SP2 assistant…

nytimes.com For Women in Economics, the Hostility Is Out in the Open

Could Guaranteed Or Universal Income Be The Future?

Could guaranteed or universal income be the future? SP2's Amy Castro Baker, PhD, co-lead of the Center for Guaranteed Income Research, discusses this on Wisconsin…

wpr.org Could Guaranteed Or Universal Income Be The Future?

Despite federal law, group says Missouri is not extending foster care

Despite a federal law meant to protect foster youth from losing services during the pandemic, Missouri’s Children’s Division has argued the state cannot implement the…

stltoday.com Despite federal law, group says Missouri is not extending foster care

Dissecting chaos: An interdisciplinary look at the attack on the U.S. Capitol

Faculty from five schools at the University took part in a virtual panel discussion to unpack the policies, messages, and conditions that led to the…

penntoday.upenn.edu Dissecting chaos: An interdisciplinary look at the attack on the U.S. Capitol

Can Free Cash Solve Philly’s Poverty Problem?

The Worker Relief Fund was the first of two cash assistance programs Philly launched in 2020, its first foray into the national push for UGI to…

thephiladelphiacitizen.org Can Free Cash Solve Philly’s Poverty Problem?

How we get through the pandemic and rebuild for a better future

Ashley C. Kenneth, an alumna of the Master of Science in Social Policy (MSSP) program Penn's School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) is senior…

virginiamercury.com How we get through the pandemic and rebuild for a better future

Meet the mayors pushing for guaranteed income in 30 cities across the country

CNBC Make It poke with mayors who are pushing the guaranteed income movement forward in their cities — and giving out thousands of dollars in…

cnbc.com Meet the mayors pushing for guaranteed income in 30 cities across the country

The state of U.S. democracy

On the eve of a presidential inauguration following a historic election and its aftermath, experts from across the University weigh in on where we stand…

penntoday.upenn.edu The state of U.S. democracy

How Black Philadelphians lived MLK’s fight for ‘open housing’

Walter Palmer was living in a small two-story house in a section of West Philadelphia known as the Black Bottom in the late 1960s when…

whyy.org How Black Philadelphians lived MLK’s fight for ‘open housing’