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The LGBT Center’s new Clothing Closet
The LGBT Center’s new Clothing Closet
A new partnership between Wellness at Penn and the LGBT Center offers a sustainable way for students, faculty, staff, and community members to recycle outfits and shop for new ones.
Serving student veterans at Penn
Serving student veterans at Penn
A new office in Student Registration and Financial Services provides support for the growing number of veterans at Penn.
From ‘the United States are’ to ‘the United States is’
From ‘the United States are’ to ‘the United States is’
Political scientist Melissa M. Lee on how the linguistic shift from plural to singular demonstrates the evolution of sovereign authority in the U.S.
Who, What, Why: Lucía Stavig
Who, What, Why: Lucía Stavig
Lucía Stavig, a Peruvian postdoctoral fellow in anthropology, works on healing through connection in the Andes.
India at 75, CASI at 30
India at 75, CASI at 30
The Center for the Advanced Study of India, the first institution in the U.S. dedicated to the study of contemporary India, is turning 30 this year, and celebrated with a symposium that also highlighted the 75th anniversary of India’s independence.
Projects for Progress, two years in
Projects for Progress, two years in
An Oct. 17 event celebrated six teams of Penn students, faculty, and staff working to promote equity and inclusion in Philadelphia by addressing health care, education, and systemic racism as part of the Projects for Progress.
LGBT Center by the numbers
LGBT Center by the numbers
To celebrate the LGBT Center’s 40th anniversary year and in honor of National Coming Out Day, Penn Today takes a look at the numbers.
The significance of Indigenous People’s Day
The significance of Indigenous People’s Day
Two Penn students, Nyair Locklear, of the Tuscarora Nation and a member of the Lumbee Tribe, and Ryly Ziese, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, offer their points of view on the significance of Indigenous People’s Day
Finding community in the Jewish High Holy Days
Finding community in the Jewish High Holy Days
Three cultural and academic leaders at Penn consider how a return to experiencing Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in person offered physical and spiritual healing.
‘Citizenship on the Edge’
‘Citizenship on the Edge’
In a new book, anthropologist Deborah A. Thomas and political scientist Nancy J. Hirschmann look at who’s kept out of social governance and belonging.