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First-Ever Program in Oncology Social Work Prepares New Generation of Cancer Care Leaders

When an individual is diagnosed with cancer, their course of medical care– scheduling tests and...

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Bending the Arc: SP2 Fellow Introduces Monthly Podcast on Policy

“The arc of the moral universe is long,” Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. famously told a crowd...

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SP2 Alum Named Executive Director of PA Human Relations Commission

Chad Dion Lassiter is no stranger to discrimination – in fact, he’s spent much of his career trying...

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Home in Havana: Two Weeks Teaching Social Policy to Penn Students

The following chronicle was written by Azahara Palomeque, a poet, writer, and Associate Director...

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2018 Social Policy & Practice Awards

Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) Awards. The...

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SP2 Professor Talks Gun Violence Prevention at March for Science

Susan B. Sorenson, professor of social policy at the School of Social Policy & Practice and...

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Celebrating 10 Years of SP2’s DSW Program: Graduate Spotlight

Growing up in rural South Korea, Anderson Sungmin Yoon had very specific goals; graduate from college...

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When a Loved One’s Memory Diminishes, These Caregivers are Here to Help

At the Penn Geriatric Medicine practice, Shauniqua Key met with a woman recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s...

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SP2’s Doctorate in Clinical Social Work: A Decade of Practice-Based Education and Research

Prior to the last decade, a practice doctorate in social work simply did not exist. Other professions...

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

On April 20 from 12:30 to 2 p.m., the School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) and the University...