Education, Business, & Law

Penn Professor Explores History of Adoption in New Book

The question caused consternation. Several decades ago when Peter Conn and his wife filled out paperwork to adopt a baby girl from Korea, one of the questions on a state government form was about the number and names of their “natural” children. 

Jacquie Posey

Penn to Host ‘Let’s Talk About Race’

The School of Social Policy & Practice and the African-American Resource Center at the University of Pennsylvania will host “Let’s Talk About Race” Tuesday, April 16, at 5:30 p.m. in Café 58 in Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce St.

Jill DiSanto

Penn Students Encourage Lea School Children to Get in the Swim of Things

Philadelphia has the fourth-highest drowning rate among children, and drowning is the leading cause of death among those aged 1-4.  In 2005-2009, African-American children aged 5-14 were three times more likely to drown than whites. Some students at the University of Pennsylvania are taking aim at those sad statistics by teaching life-saving skills in the pool to youngsters from Penn’s West Philadelphia neighborhood. 

Jill DiSanto

Philadelphia READS! Community Night at Penn Museum April 10

It's a groundswell and it's building momentum—Philadelphia's cultural community is putting the spotlight on reading, literacy, and community engagement. Reading opens up worlds of opportunity—and books, like the many cultural treasures in the city, bring so many worlds vividly to life.

Pam Kosty

SCOTUS considering a case brought by Penn Law’s Supreme Court Clinic

The legal argument the students helped to formulate maintained that the constitutional right to be free of retroactive (ex post facto) laws was violated when their client was sentenced to 70 months in prison in a check-kiting scheme. They will learn by the end of the Term in June whether the Justices agree.

Steven Barnes



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The Wall Street Journal

Meet the AI expert advising the White House, JPMorgan, Google and the rest of corporate America

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School is profiled for his knowledge and expertise in generative artificial intelligence.

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Associated Press

TikTok has promised to sue over the potential U.S. ban. What’s the legal outlook?

Justin (Gus) Hurwitz of Penn Carey Law says that the Supreme Court, given its current composition, would likely uphold a TikTok ban.

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BBC

U.S. Supreme Court to decide if Trump has immunity in election interference case

Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law says that the Supreme Court may try to issue a measured, unanimous decision in Donald Trump’s politically charged immunity case.

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Associated Press

No one is above the law. Supreme Court will decide if that includes Trump while he was president

Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law says that the Supreme Court should not have taken Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case because an ideologically diverse panel of the federal appeals court in Washington adequately addressed its issues.

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BBC

Boycotts aren’t the only way to hold companies accountable

Maurice Schweitzer of the Wharton School says that calls to boycott companies are complicated by the sister brands and different platforms of large corporations.

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