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SP2 ranked #8 among Schools for Social Work by U.S News & World Report
SP2 has been named #8 among Schools for Social Work in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings. This marks SP2’s highest ranking ever, and the second time that the School has appeared in the list’s top 10.

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Cultivating compassion & building community
Compassion was the focus of a special workshop opportunity offered last semester to faculty, staff, and students of Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) and Annenberg School for Communication.

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Frameworks provide new paradigm for global health law
Aiming to provide a new model for global health law, a recent essay in the Journal of Global Health Law by Dr. Jennifer Prah of SP2 and Perelman School of Medicine outlines comprehensive frameworks for attaining global health justice.
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Alumni
05/21

SP2 honors five accomplished alumni at 2025 hall of fame ceremony
Five distinguished alumni of Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) were celebrated at the 2025 SP2 Alumni Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Friday, May 16. The evening event marked the seventh year that the School has honored alumni through the SP2 Hall of Fame. The event began with remarks from SP2 Dean Sara S. Bachman.
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Student Life
05/20

SP2 congratulates 2025 award winners
Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) is pleased to announce the 2025 SP2 Award Winners. SP2 Award recipients were recognized for their outstanding achievements by Dean Sara S. Bachman at the School’s 2025 Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 17, at the Palestra.
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Student Life
04/21

SP2 announces Linda Goler Blount as 2025 Commencement Speaker
Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) announced last week that Linda Goler Blount, MPH, a public health leader and the new President and CEO of Community Catalyst, will deliver the School’s 2025 Commencement speech on May 17.
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