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  • Lech Wałęsa on the state of democracy

    The former Polish president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate had a wide-ranging chat with Philadelphia Inquirer columnist and Perry World House Visiting Fellow Trudy Rubin, tackling topics like Russia, Ukraine, and how to build democracies.
    A group of six people stand in front of a bookcase and a white background with a Penn Perry World House banner.
    (From left to right) Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Trudy Rubin, Perry World House Interim Director Michael Weisberg, third-year Wharton student Michał Wyrębkowski, former Polish president Lech Wałęsa, Provost John Jackson Jr., and Perry World House executive director Marie Harf. 

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  • A world shaped by water and access
    Three people test water below a sand dam.

    Griffin Pitt, right, works with two other student researchers to test the conductivity, total dissolved solids, salinity, and temperature of water below a sand dam in Kenya.

    (Image: Courtesy of Griffin Pitt)

    A world shaped by water and access

    Griffin Pitt’s upbringing made her passionate about water access and pollution, and Penn has given her the opportunity to explore these issues back home in North Carolina and abroad.

    Oct 8, 2025