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Affirmative action advocates rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court, holding signs that read "defend diversity, affirm opportunity" as justices heard oral arguments on two cases on whether colleges and universities can continue to consider race as a factor in admissions decisions.

The case for affirmative action with professor Cara McClellan

The Penn Carey Law professor and founding director of the Advocacy for Racial and Civil Justice Clinic shares how affirmative action benefits institutions and how the diversity it brings helps colleges and universities fulfill their educational missions.

The U.S. Capitol is seen reflected in a puddle in Washington, just before sunrise, on Jan. 6, 2022, on the one year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Matthew Levendusky and Kathleen Hall Jamieson on democracy amid crises

A new book by a team of scholars—including Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Kathleen Hall Jamieson—analyzes the crises surrounding the 2020 election and its aftermath.

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Sophia Rosenfeld and Peter Struck discuss 2,800 years of ideas through history

The Penn Arts & Sciences professors discuss editing their new book series, “A Cultural History of Ideas.”

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HR collab helps staff and faculty manage student loan debt

Penn Today talks with Claudia Quinton of the Division of Human Resources, who, along with several coworkers, dedicated hours of extra time to assist colleagues pursuing student loan forgiveness.

Two people dressed in white lead a procession through an Italian city street

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Experimental Italian theater comes to the Annenberg Center

In “fedeli d’Amore,” Italian theatre company Teatro delle Albe immerses audiences in the last visions of Dante.

Liz Magill stands in front of College Hall.

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President Liz Magill on law, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg

In a Q&A, University President Liz Magill discusses her legal and leadership experience—including one of her favorite memories from clerking for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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The Y-Prize: Elevating collaboration and innovation in competition

Y-Prize is a competition that sees Penn students working together across schools and disciplines, and directly applying what they’ve learned in classes and real life.

Ibrahim Miari performing on stage wearing a latex glove holding a small object.

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At Penn Museum, a one-man show on Palestinian-Israeli identity

“In Between” is an award-winning, semi-autobiographical one-man show by Ibrahim Miari that portrays the complexities and contradictions inherent in Palestinian-Israeli identity.