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Kristen de Groot
News Officer
Kristen de Groot covers several subject areas in the School of Arts & Sciences including Political Science, History, Economics, East Asian Languages, Germanic Languages and Literature, Russian & East European Studies, and International Studies, the Penn in Washington Program, the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy, Think Tanks & Civil Societies, Penn Opinion Research & Election Studies (PORES), the McNeil Center for Early American Studies, Penn Institute for Economic Research, the Center for Study of Contemporary China and Center for East Asian Studies, the Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics, Fels Institute for Government, and the Center for Ethnicity Race and Immigration. She also covers Penn Global’s Research and Engagement Fund, the SNF Paideia Program, and Perry World House.
Exploring along the edges of Philadelphia reveals the essence of the city
The SNF Paideia Program teamed up with Penn alumnus and artist JJ Tiziou for “Walk Around Philadelphia,” a fall retreat for student fellows.
Martin Baron on the future of news and importance of investigative journalism
The former executive editor of The Washington Post spoke with Fels Distinguished Fellow Elizabeth Vale as part of the Fels Public Policy in Practice series.
9/11, 20 years later
Experts across the University share their thoughts on how 9/11 transformed their field, their research, and the world.
Texas abortion ban
Penn Law’s Serena Mayeri on what the law means and what’s next for Texas and the nation.
Harun Küçük brings science, philosophy, and history to the Middle East Center
The newly appointed faculty director says his aim “first and foremost is to maintain all the good things that the Center’s already doing.”
Long-term COVID and the ADA
Jasmine Harris, a disability law expert, shares her thoughts on President Biden’s announcement that long-term COVID sufferers could be protected under the Americans With Disabilities Act
Taliban takeover
Political scientist Nicholas Sambanis, an expert on conflict processes with a focus on civil wars, shares his thoughts on the challenges of nation building and what’s next for Afghanistan.
COVID-19, protests, and crime
During a summer internship with the Law School’s David Abrams, rising sophomores Caroline Li and David Feng looked at how the COVID-19 pandemic and last summer’s racial justice protests affected America’s crime rate.
African American in the ‘raceless’ Soviet Union
History Ph.D. candidate Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon’s work looks at how the African American experience in the Soviet Union shaped Black identity and how the presence of people of color shaped Soviet understandings of race.
Haiti in turmoil
Perry World House Visiting Fellow Henri-Paul Normandin, former Canadian ambassador to Haiti, reflects on the current situation and where Haiti goes from here.