Is COVID-19 infecting the relationship between the U.S. and China?
Three Penn experts say the relationship between the countries was troubled before the coronavirus pandemic, but the outbreak is exacerbating the preexisting problems.
Ezekiel J. Emanuel, vice provost for global initiatives, gave a sobering update on how the United States is doing in the fight against COVID-19, saying the country needs to be prepared to battle the new coronavirus for about 18 months.
Economics professor Rakesh Vohra has reimagined Penn's intermediate microeconomics course.
Rethinking microeconomics
Economics professor Rakesh Vohra has spent the last five years reimagining the design of the intermediate microeconomics course, resulting in a new book and a new course structure. The approach is unique, and this academic year every full-time student taking intermediate microeconomics is taking Vohra’s innovative version.
History professor Walter Licht in his office earlier this semester. He is stepping down from his duties at Civic House in June.
Walter Licht’s legacy of civic engagement
For more than 40 years at Penn, Walter Licht has crafted a career of equal parts renowned historian, teacher, and community activist, including creating the Penn Civic Scholars Program. Licht recently announced he is stepping down from his positions at Civic House.
During a virtual event at Perry World House, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, former United Nations high commissioner for human rights, spoke to PWH interim director Michael Horowitz about the importance of centering human rights and about holding governments accountable in a time of pandemic.
In the absence of substantial government relief programs during the Great Depression, free food was distributed with private funds in some urban centers to large numbers of the unemployed.
The Great Depression, the New Deal, and how disasters change politics
History professor Brent Cebul talks about lessons politicians can take from the Great Depression and the New Deal and how disasters like the current pandemic can change politics.
Political science professor Marc Meredith shares his thoughts with Penn Today on what the coronavirus pandemic could mean for primaries, traditional campaigning activities, and voter turnout.
A yellow quarantine flag is raised on a ship anchored off a port in this watercolor painting by E. Schwartz.
Pandemics, quarantines, and history
History professor Alex Chase-Levenson explores pandemics and quarantines in his upcoming book, and shares lessons that citizens and politicians can take from the past.
A march through Petrograd on March 8, 1917, the inaugural year for International Women’s Day.
The history behind International Women’s Day
Kristen R. Ghodsee, professor of Russian and East European studies, talks to Penn Today about the global holiday’s history, and why America has been late to embrace it.
Economics professor Rakesh Vohra has reimagined Penn's intermediate microeconomics course.
History professor Walter Licht in his office earlier this semester. He is stepping down from his duties at Civic House in June.
