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Kristina García
News Officer
Kristina Garcia covers several subject areas in the School of Arts & Sciences including Africana Studies + Penn Program on Race, Science, & Society, Romance Languages + Center for Italian Studies, South Asia Studies, the Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI), South Asia Center, Religious Studies, Latin American Latino Studies, the Program in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, the Center for Research in Feminist, Queer, and Transgender Studies. She also supports coverage of the School of Social Policy & Practice, the Netter Center for Community Partnerships, Penn First Plus, University Life, and the Student Cultural Centers.
Asian American Pacific Heritage Week: Connecting with culture
The 18th annual Asian American Pacific Heritage Week culminated with a student-moderated keynote talk delivered by Inga Lam, a senior video producer at Buzzfeed and YouTube phenomenon.
2020 voting report: By the numbers
Penn students voted in unprecedented numbers during the 2020 presidential election, in part due to the voter-engagement program Penn Leads the Vote, which recently won the 2021 ALL IN Democracy Challenge Best Action Plan Award.
One stop for students’ financial questions
Newly open this fall, the Student Service Center provides a single point of access for the bursar’s office, the registrar, and student financial aid
People and Places at Penn: Homecoming
Six alumni share their favorite campus spots—and how they found a niche at Penn.
David Zaring breaks down the Pandora Papers
Following the leak of the Pandora Papers, detailing both legal and illegal financial transactions, there is bipartisan support of more oversight regarding secret trusts, but establishing international regulation continues to be difficult.
Gender and identity: A lecture on diversity
In the first in a series of diversity lectures offered through the Office of Affirmative Action & Equal Opportunity Programs, Melissa E. Sanchez of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke on “Addressing a More Complex and Encompassing Understanding of Identity.”
Ezekiel Dixon-Román on the Facebook whistleblower
The data analytics expert answers questions about Frances Haugen’s testimony and tech regulation, and why apps are so addictive.
The new director of La Casa Latina creates ‘a sense of belonging'
As the new director of La Casa Latina, Krista Cortes brings a sense of inclusivity to welcome different people, cultures, races, and languages to the cultural resources center.
The state of U.S. immigration
Immigration is once again front and center in the national debate. The Law School's Fernando Chang-Muy explains the U.S.'s complex immigration code.
‘The passionate pursuit of social justice’
The School of Social Policy & Practice addresses social inequities through research.