While a new administration transitions into office, the past four years have left the country asking, “How strong is our democratic foundation?”
The state of U.S. democracy
On the eve of a presidential inauguration following a historic election and its aftermath, experts from across the University weigh in on where we stand as a country.
Scott D. Halpern and Jennifer Prah Ruger have been named Hastings Center Fellows in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments in deepening public understanding of complex ethical issues in health, health care, science, and technology.
Two Penn faculty named Hastings Center Fellows
Scott D. Halpern and Jennifer Prah Ruger are acknowledged for their outstanding accomplishments in ethics and health.
The candlelight vigil “was always powerful and will continue to be” as it offers a moment to reflect on the man and his legacy, says Toliver. Here, the Penn community gathers in 2007 to commemorate.
26th annual MLK symposium goes online
Virtual events over three weeks offer opportunities to reflect, engage, and celebrate with family, colleagues, and friends.
Mount Timpanogos, Utah was the subject of Jared Farmer’s book ‘On Zion’s Mount.’
Place-making and mythmaking: A virtual lecture
In American history, one place can be the site of multiple—and sometimes conflicting— attachments. Jared Farmer and Bethany Wiggin of the School of Arts & Sciences discuss place-making and myth-making.
The sensuality in Latin American literature and film offers a wholistic way of engaging with the world, according to Ph.D. candidate Dana Khromov.
Sensuality in Latin American literature and film
Ph.D. student Dana Khromov presented her research on the body as the site of sensuality in Latin American literature and film as part of the Latin American and Latinx Studies Internal Speakers series.
Entire busloads of Freedom Riders were arrested when they reached southern states (here, Jackson Mississippi). Interfaith collaboration was a vital part of the Civil Rights Movement, Butler said.
‘Then and Now: Black-Jewish Relations in the Civil Rights Movement’
Professor of religious studies Anthea Butler gave an overview of shared history and discussed next steps in “Then and Now: Black-Jewish Relations in the Civil Rights Movement,” an event hosted by the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies.
“Racism and Anti-Racism in Contemporary America” is a preceptorial designed to provide a broad overview of the causes and consequences of racism in the United States. The second of these conversations, “Workplace, Culture, and Diversity,” was held on Nov. 11.
‘Workplace Diversity, Culture, and Leadership’
In the second of 13 conversations in the preceptorial course Racism and Anti-Racism in Contemporary America, a discussion on “The Economic System: Workplace Diversity, Culture, and Leadership.”
In a post-election conversation, Mary Frances Berry emphasized the importance of pushing beyond voter engagement to policy change.
‘You Voted. But Did it Really Matter?’
On Nov. 7, Pennsylvania’s electoral votes secured Joseph Biden the presidency. Anticipating news of a Biden win, Mary Frances Berry, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and professor of history and Africana studies, called it a time to push forward for change with renewed force.
