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Penn Center for High Impact Philanthropy and Wharton Will Host ‘Saving Philanthropy’ Screening
PHILADELPHIA —The documentary “Saving Philanthropy” will be shown on Wednesday, Nov.
SP2 dean analyzes what ails government programs
Many government programs designed to address societal ills fall short of their goals in sector after sector, and Richard J. Gelles, dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice, says these programs are predestined to fail because they create self-serving and self-protecting bureaucracies that keep them in business.
Penn Researcher Says Government Programs Don’t Work and Suggests a Blueprint for Change
Richard Gelles has written a book, and he is pretty sure about one thing: He is going to upset a lot of people — liberals and conservatives alike.
Penn’s Field Center for Children’s Policy Practice & Research Hosts Senate Committee Public Hearing
PHILADELPHIA — The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research will host a public hearing, “Foster Care: Aging Out – Options and Obstacles,” Wednesday, Nov. 2, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in Claudia Cohen Hall, 249 S. 36th St., on the University of Pennsylvania campus.
In New Book, Penn Researcher Says Most Government Programs Don’t Work
PHILADELPHIA — A University of Pennsylvania researcher says most government social programs don’t work, a claim he is certain will not endear him to liberals. But he also says conservatives will not like hearing that there are programs that do work.
Nominate Models of Excellence by Nov. 4
Inspiring tales of duty and dedication can be found right here at dear old Penn.
‘Hopes and Fears Revisited’
Write one of your hopes or fears onto a Post-It note, “sign” the note with your fingerprint and attach it to the wall. That’s what two local artists want you to do.
White House and School of Social Policy & Practice Host Dialogue on HIV/AIDS Strategy
The White House Office of National AIDS Policy, along with the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice, hosted a panel, “Sustaining the Community-Based Response to HIV,” Oct. 20 at Penn. About 150 attended.
Penn Researchers Find That Many Minority Teachers Sign On but Do Not Stay
PHILADELPHIA — Research from the University of Pennsylvania has found that success in recruiting minority teachers for low-income schools is being undone by continuing problems with teacher retention.