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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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How $1,000 a month in guaranteed income is helping NYC mothers
Amy Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice said “time scarcity” keeps many poor families trapped in poverty. “If you’re struggling to make ends meet and you’re knitting together two or three part-time jobs,” she said, “you don’t have time to plan for the future or even to think.”
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One year, 350,000 doses later: What Penn Medicine’s vaccine rollout taught it about equity
Heather Klusaritz of the Perelman School of Medicine and School of Social Policy & Practice and Richard Wender of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about Penn’s efforts to vaccinate Philadelphians. “To achieve equity is to be as available as we possibly can be,” said Wender.
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The bill for my homelessness was $54,000
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice said there should be clinics where people experiencing or emerging from homelessness should be able to clear their debts, akin to bankruptcy. “Otherwise, it’s just going to make it harder for people to survive, and that doesn’t serve anyone,” he said.
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Why college students often don’t tell their parents about sexual assault
Susan B. Sorenson of the School of Social Policy & Practice explained why many college students don’t tell their parents they’ve been sexually assaulted, offering practical tips for parents. She recommended that parents be mindful of what questions they ask and that they request support from campus staff.
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Advocates urge action on bill to establish Asian American and Pacific Islander curriculum in N.J. schools
Jessica Kim, a doctoral student in the School of Social Policy & Practice, is organizing a demonstration in support of a bill to require New Jersey schools to teach students about the history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. “Education is critical,” she said.
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Monopoly’s bad cousin
Research co-led by Ioana Marinescu of the School of Social Policy & Practice found that 20% of American workers have very limited local employment options. “It means that employers have the power to underpay those people,” she said. Additional research found that employers underpay workers by approximately 17%.
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LA to give $1000/mo to select families in poverty. How much can guaranteed basic income change their lives?
Amy Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice spoke about the importance of universal basic income programs. “Needs are flexible, and the only thing that’s as flexible as needs is cash,” she said. “You can’t budget your way out of poverty. If you could, all this money that’s been poured into financial literacy would have resulted in upward mobility. And it hasn’t.”
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A school district opted out of a free meals program, saying students could ‘become spoiled’
Ioana Marinescu of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that moving to a universal meal program provides important advantages for students and their families.
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How parents can help prevent campus sexual assault
Susan B. Sorenson of the School of Social Policy & Practice said parents can help prevent campus sexual assaults by asking college administrators about the topic. “It gives the message that parents care about this stuff as much as they do about academic advising and the dorm rooms and the policing or security system,” she said.
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The big drop in American poverty during the pandemic, explained
When it comes to governments providing residents with basic income, Ioana Marinescu of the School of Social Policy & Practice said, “Our fear that people will quit their jobs en masse if provided with cash for free is false and misguided.”