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SP2 Faculty present the Brown Bag Lunch series! Bring your lunch & join the informal conversation to learn what interests your colleagues and professors at SP2. Faculty members will present on their current work and interests and Dr. Femida Handy will host and facilitate the discussion of the presentation.
SP2 is holding our annual art exhibition and we're hoping to receive a submission from you! We encourage you to submit work that visually responds to your personal connection to social justice and change. You’re welcome to submit up to three pieces. Please note that not every submission will be displayed. Your submission should visually […]
17 March 2026 (Tuesday) | 6-7.30PM | Penn LGBT Center Queer students at SP2 will be graduating at a time when our identities, fields of expertise, and values are under attack. The goal of this panel is to share knowledge and build community among graduating students and professionals currently in the field. All SP2 students are […]
SP2 Faculty present the Brown Bag Lunch series! Bring your lunch & join the informal conversation to learn what interests your colleagues and professors at SP2. Faculty members will present on their current work and interests and Dr. Femida Handy will host and facilitate the discussion of the presentation.
Health as a cornerstone of well-being. Join us for the final session in the Politics of Well-Being series, exploring health. From mental health to public health systems, the panel will explore how health policy reflects our political priorities and ethical commitments. With interdisciplinary voices from social work, public health, and policy, this conversation will assess […]
The Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI) at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) is pleased to invite you to the Spring 2026 Saluja Global Fellow Lecture by Nandita Das, “My Journey from Social Work to Cinema.” CASI Interim Director, Professor Nikhil Anand, and Annenberg Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication (CARGC)’s Director, Professor […]
Join us after the final session to celebrate the close of the Politics of Well-Being series. A reception with refreshments will follow from 6:00–7:00 PM in the same location. Presented by Penn's School of Social Policy & Practice and the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy.
Join us for an SP2 night out with good food, great drinks, and even better company! Dock Street Brewery South - 2118 Washington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19146 Friday, March 20, 2026 | 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
SP2 Faculty present the Brown Bag Lunch series! Bring your lunch & join the informal conversation to learn what interests your colleagues and professors at SP2. Faculty members will present on their current work and interests and Dr. Femida Handy will host and facilitate the discussion of the presentation.
About the talk 💻 AI tools are everywhere, but many social impact teams struggle to move from interest to real implementation. This session focuses on how to build your first practical AI workflow - starting with the problem you’re trying to solve, not the tool itself. Using real examples from social impact organizations, we’ll walk […]