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Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Penn and ADL Team Up to Provide Holocaust Education Teacher-training Workshop April 17
WHO: University of Pennsylvania Anti-Defamation League
Penn Lightbulb Café Presents Michael Horowitz Talk on Future of War
WHO: Michael Horowitz Associate Professor of Political Science
"On the Wings of Eagle and Raven" Opens at Penn's Arthur Ross Gallery
On the Wings of Eagle and Raven: Tlingit and Haida Traditions (Photos) April 11 – July 6, 2014
The ICA Turns 50
Throughout the past half-century, the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) at the University of Pennsylvania has earned its international reputation as an adventurer in contemporary art by highlighting unconventional artists and their unique works.
Penn Students Explore Civil Rights Movement Sites
A unique spring break trip for some University of Pennsylvania students could turn a vacation into a vocation.
Disabilities Symposium at Penn: April 11
WHAT: The 13th Annual Disabilities Symposium, hosted by the Weingarten Learning Resources Center, University of Pennsylvania, will welcome guest speakers Angela Duckworth and Adam Taliaferro.
John L. Jackson Jr. Named Dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice at Penn
Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price today announced that John L. Jackson Jr., the Richard Perry University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and Senior Advisor for Diversity in the Office of the Provost, has been named dean of Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice.
Geoffrey Garrett Named Dean of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
Geoffrey Garrett has been named dean of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, effective July 1.
27th Annual Women of Color at Penn Awards Luncheon to be Held March 21
WHO: Women of Color at Penn University of Pennsylvania
Penn Study Examines How Social Ties Influence Awards Given by Peers or Critics
When it comes to winning Oscars and other awards to gain recognition and success in Hollywood, who you know matters just as much as who is judging, according to a new University of Pennsylvania collaborative study.
In the News
The New York Times
Why losing political power now feels like ‘losing your country’
Yphtach Lelkes of the Annenberg School for Communication says that political elites, not average voters, are driving the democratic backsliding that is occurring in America.
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Christian Science Monitor
A majority of Americans no longer trust the Supreme Court. Can it rebuild?
Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences says that a partisan trust gap has emerged in public perception of the Supreme Court as a conservative institution.
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Baltimore Banner
Baltimore expands anti-gun-violence strategy into Eastern District
An analysis released by the Crime and Justice Policy Lab at the School of Arts & Sciences suggests that a group violence reduction strategy drove a 2022 drop in shootings in Baltimore’s Western District.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Comcast’s Sports Complex plan for South Philly would make our city less livable
In an Op-Ed, Vukan R. Vuchic of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says that Philadelphia should make transit more accessible rather than striving to accommodate more cars.
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The New York Times
We don’t see what climate change is doing to us
In an Op-Ed, R. Jisung Park of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that public discourse around climate change overlooks the buildup of slow, subtle costs and their impact on human systems.
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