As part of the Provost’s Lecture on Diversity, political science professor Daniel Gillion gave insight into how demonstrations affect elected officials, shape policy, increase engagement, and motivate voter turnout.
Partnering with Penn, the grocery store has invested in a University City market with a fresh concept based on research and neighborhood trends. ACME will also contribute $50,000 to local hunger relief programs, including the Netter Center.
After more than 40 years, Almanac’s dedicated leader to retire
Marguerite Miller reflects on her long tenure at Penn, reminiscing on a time of running the publication before voicemail messages, before computers, and before the internet existed.
This year’s Silfen Forum, moved to a live, online format due to COVID-19, featured Ashley Parker, Julián Castro, Donna Brazile, Peggy Noonan, and Jeb Bush, in conversation with the Paideia Program’s inaugural director Michael Delli Carpini. President Amy Gutmann kicked off the event, which engaged the theme “Civil Discourse in Uncivil Times.”
Panelists ‘lay out the stakes’ of civil discourse
At the 2020 Silfen Forum, hosted by President Amy Gutmann, students, faculty, staff, and alumni tuned in to hear from a group of distinguished experts—Ashley Parker, Julián Castro, Donna Brazile, Peggy Noonan, and Jeb Bush, with Michael Delli Carpini of the Paideia Program serving as the event’s moderator.
Defined by their mission-driven grit and unity as a community, the Class of 2024 is welcomed with open arms—and inspired to ‘make the impossible possible’—during such an unprecedented time.
COVID-19 testing site for Penn students up and running
Easy, quick, and safe testing is just one of several public health measures the University is undertaking to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus on—and off—campus.
Valarie Ena Swain-Cade McCoullum reflects with Penn Today on her long career at the University, what still keeps her motivated each day, her new role as the inaugural Vice Provost for Student Engagement, and more.
Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, associate professor of literacy, culture, and international education in the Graduate School of Education.
Children’s literature as ‘seed work’
Penn GSE’s Ebony Elizabeth Thomas discusses the importance of more diverse books for kids and the challenges that continue to stifle early anti-racist learning. She also shares a curated list of recommended books for youth catered to this particular moment.
Jonathan Moreno and Penn President Amy Gutmann kicked off the 15th International Association of Bioethics’ World Congress of Bioethics virtually on June 19.
President Gutmann kicks off 15th World Congress of Bioethics
‘The world has never needed you more than it needs you now,’ she told bioethicists, watching and listening virtually from their respective cities across the globe.
This year’s Silfen Forum, moved to a live, online format due to COVID-19, featured Ashley Parker, Julián Castro, Donna Brazile, Peggy Noonan, and Jeb Bush, in conversation with the Paideia Program’s inaugural director Michael Delli Carpini. President Amy Gutmann kicked off the event, which engaged the theme “Civil Discourse in Uncivil Times.”
Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, associate professor of literacy, culture, and international education in the Graduate School of Education.
