Jill DiSanto

A mural on a brick wall. On the left-hand side, on a red background, are the word "Decolonize and Chill" in white. Beneath that are the silhouette of two men riding horses. On the right-hand side is a person with a horse, beneath the words "We are still here."

Tackling the topic of decolonization

Deborah Thomas, who runs Penn’s Center for Experimental Ethnography, and Christopher Woods, director of the Penn Museum, discuss a conference on decolonization that starts today.

Michele W. Berger , Jill DiSanto ・October 19, 2021

penn museum with patient pavilion in background

Report on the handling of human remains from the 1985 MOVE tragedy

The findings from an independent investigation into the handling of human remains following the 1985 MOVE tragedy were released after the report was shared directly with members of the Africa Family.

Jill DiSanto ・August 25, 2021

Penn Museum announces the repatriation of the Morton Cranial Collection

The remains of Black Philadelphians within the Samuel G. Morton Cranial collection will be repatriated or reburied, based on a report that outlined recommendations from the Morton Collection Committee.

Jill DiSanto ・April 13, 2021

Main entrance of Penn Museum with brick wall and door open showing arched passageway with Sphinx in the doorway in the very back of the view.

Penn Museum awarded National Endowment for the Humanities grant

The Penn Museum has been awarded a $750,000 Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.The grant will help catalyze fundraising for the renovation of the Museum’s Egyptian Wing, part of its major Building Transformation project.

Louisa Shepard , Jill DiSanto ・December 17, 2020

Women from a small self-help group movement in India sit at a community meeting with members of the SP2 research project.

The economic impact of India’s self-help group movement

Doctoral candidate Allison Russell of the School of Social Policy & Practice works with professor Femida Handy to examine how the self-help group movement leads to job creation in India.

Jill DiSanto ・December 12, 2018