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‘Stop the Bleed’ program helps bystanders in India aid accident victims
‘Stop the Bleed’ program helps bystanders in India aid accident victims
The innovative program addresses the country’s high rate of preventable fatalities by offering training on how to recognize and stop life-threatening bleeding.
The legacy of Shinzo Abe
The legacy of Shinzo Abe
Frederick R. Dickinson, professor of Japanese history and director of the Center for East Asian Studies, offers his take on Abe’s impact on Japan, foreign policy, and lessons we can draw from his killing.
Boris Johnson’s downfall, explained
Boris Johnson’s downfall, explained
Political scientist Brendan O’Leary, an expert on U.K. politics in the School of Arts & Sciences, offers his insight on what led to this moment, what might be next, and what it all means for the future of the U.K.
Hong Kong handover, 25 years later
Hong Kong handover, 25 years later
Hong Kong marks 25 years under Chinese control on July 1. Jacques deLisle, director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China, discusses where Hong Kong stands now and what the future might hold.
The Great War and memory
The Great War and memory
History professor Warren Breckman took his Penn Global Seminar students to the Western Front area of northern France and Belgium to look at World War I through the intersections of personal and public memory.
Debate as social empowerment
Debate as social empowerment
From debating a team in an upstate New York prison to helping the formerly incarcerated in Philadelphia, the Penn Debate Society sees debate as a tool to help others help themselves
Controversial jurist’s name to be removed from Law School building
Controversial jurist’s name to be removed from Law School building
Following a yearlong evaluation and inclusive process, the name of Roger Brooke Taney, former chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, will be removed from a decorative medallion on the exterior of Silverman Hall.
Title IX and disability, 50 years later
Title IX and disability, 50 years later
On the anniversary of the landmark bill, Penn Carey Law’s Jasmine Harris shares five things to know about how Title IX and disability intersect.
Putin, personalism, and the war in Ukraine
Putin, personalism, and the war in Ukraine
Christopher Carothers of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China discusses how Putin managed to personalize power for himself and what that means for Russia’s neighbors and the world.
Baseball history, American history
Baseball history, American history
Sarah Gronningsater’s popular course links the two in a study of the sport from the Civil War to Jackie Robinson to the current day.