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Beyond America’s Racial Fault Line

Kelly Writers House 3805 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA

Join us for an in-person event at the Kelly Writer’s House as we feature Ben Jealous in dialogue about his new book Never Forget Our People Were Always Free: A Parable of American Healing.  With a premise that the “path to healing America’s broken heart starts with each of us having the courage to heal […]

The Challenges of Reforming the Criminal Justice System – Taylor Pacheco

Caster Building - Room 311 3701 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA

Taylor Pacheco is the Deputy Director of Philadelphia lawyers for Social Equity. She has a wide range of experience assisting clients in the criminal legal system including at Community Legal Services, the Support Center for Child Advocates, and multiple Public Defenders offices. Join MSSP class Law and Policy (MSSP 6310) to learn about the movement […]

The Movement for a Civil Right to Counsel – Len Reiser

Caster Building - Room 311 3701 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA

Len Rieser is Program Coordinator for the Sheller Center for Social Justice, and also teaches the Access to Justice Clinic and Education Law at Temple University. He is the former Executive Director of the Education Law Center of Pennsylvania (ELC-PA), where he spent a long career advocating for the legal rights of children in Pennsylvania’s […]

The 3rd Annual Edmund W. Gordon Social Policy/Social Justice Lecture – Schooling Against the Prison: Education Policy in the Age of Incarceration

Houston Hall - Bodek Lounge 3417 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA

The MS in Social Policy program is pleased to invite you to the third annual Edmund W. Gordon Social Policy/Social Justice lecture featuring Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, moderated by Dr. Ezekiel-Dixon-Román. Dr. Marc Lamont Hill is the Steve Charles Professor of Media, Cities, and Solutions at Temple University. Prior to that, he held positions at […]

SP2 Speaker Series: Environmental Justice and the Economy

Virtual

Conversations about race, equity, and justice with experts on social policy and social work. This virtual event will feature Dr. Jisung Park in conversation with Ben Jealous. Discussion topics will include: In what ways is climate change a driver for inequality at the local and international level? How might the latest US climate bills affect […]

SP2 Minute – Student Activities Fair

Caster Building - Lobby 3701 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA

MSSP Social Policy Speaker Series ft. Dr. Beatrice Fazi

Caster Building - Room 309/310 3701 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA

Causal Reasoning and Computation Please join us at the next MSSP Social Policy Speaker Series event featuring Dr. M. Beatrice Fazi, Reader in Digital Humanities in the School of Media, Arts and Humanities at the University of Sussex, United Kingdom. Her research focuses on the ontologies and epistemologies produced by contemporary technoscience, particularly in relation to issues in […]

Addressing the Legal Problems of Low-Income Homeowners and Tenants – Dina Scholsberg

Caster Building - Room 311 3701 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA

Dina Schlosberg is the Deputy Director of Regional Housing Legal Services and a lecturer at Penn Law. Dina has more than 20 years of experience in the area of real estate law, concentrating primarily on community development and economic development initiatives. Join MSSP class Law and Policy (MSSP 631) to learn about the movement towards […]

NPL Faculty-Led Lunch and Learn Event

TBA

David Rhode, Deputy Director of Penn PAC and NPLD 5610: Nonprofit Branding Lecturer will present on Creating Win-Win Partnerships.

Spring 2023 High Impact Philanthropy Academy

Online

The Center for High Impact Philanthropy (CHIP) has adapted our flagship Funder Education program into a flexible online High Impact Philanthropy Academy to help donors make the biggest difference possible. In the current environment, funders don’t have a minute or a penny to waste. CHIP’s High Impact Philanthropy Academy builds on over 13 years of […]