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Chelsea Edwards is currently a Staff Attorney at Justice at Work, a civil legal aid organization that serves low-income immigrant workers throughout Pennsylvania. Much of her work is dedicated to representing workers who have experienced sexual assault in the workplace or labor trafficking through temporary guest worker visa programs. Join MSSP class Law and Policy […]
Career Services will present a role play on negotiation based on a particular SP2-relevant job search scenario to be followed by a debrief and discussion on how to negotiate a job offer. This session will take place in the Caster Building and on Zoom; please sign up on Handshake to receive further information. Here are […]
The School of Social Policy & Practice is partnering with Mural Arts of Philadelphia to deliver a hands-on public art class. The event will be facilitated by a professional Philadelphia-based artist and an assistant artist from the Stuart Weitzman School of Design. Students will learn different street art styles and techniques.
Join SP2’s Social Justice Scholars Program, Office of Student Affairs, and Student Government on April 14, 2023 from 6:00-8:30 pm at the Caster Courtyard in recognition and celebration of our SP2 Students of Color graduates for the Class of 2023! All SP2 Students of Color are welcome to an evening of music, food, and community building. […]
Linda Delgado is a Senior Advisor at the USDA. Stephen St. Vincent is the Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives at the City of Philadelphia Managing Director's Office. Join MSSP class Law and Policy (MSSP 6310) to learn about the process of changing policies within government and how to make systems more accessible to all people. […]
The Office of Student Affairs invites all SP2 students, staff, and faculty to join us for hors d'oeuvres and beverages at The Post (129 South 30th Street) to close out the year!
This lecture will present evidence of the harms that result from family separations to make a case that the child welfare system is beyond reform. Rather, the solution to ending these harms is abolition of this system and a fundamental reimagining of the way society cares for children, families, and communities. Reception to follow. Welcome/Intro […]
Snacks and congratulations to the graduating class of 2023. Join us for refreshments and remarks from Dean Bachman.
Data Science to the Rescue: Faculty Tackle Real-World Problems Data collection is ubiquitous…and not always benign. It can feel creepy to get online prompts about what to eat, watch, do, or buy. And biases in computer code can skew data-driven decisions in ways that negatively impact individuals without their knowledge. But there’s good news, too. […]
In an open virtual presentation to the Digital Democracies Institute, SP2 Provost Postdoctoral Fellow Elisha Lim will explain how The East India Company (EIC) is the predecessor to modern digital platforms (like Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent). Lim will focus on the case study of the Company’s operations in their hometown […]
