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Seeking justice, support for incarcerated Pennsylvanians
Five people stand in a group smiling outside.

(Homepage image) Left to right: Carson Eckhard, Jessica Gooding, Terrance Lewis, Sarah Simon, and Natalia Rommen in Center City, Philadelphia, outside the Criminal Justice Center on the day of Jehmar Gladden’s hearing. (Image: Courtesy of Project HOPE)

Seeking justice, support for incarcerated Pennsylvanians

As winners of the 2021 President’s Engagement Prize, Carson Eckhard, Natalia Rommen, and Sarah Simon provide hope for wrongfully convicted people and a roadmap for inmates set for release.

Kristen de Groot

A Wharton expert examines cybersecurity hiring best practices
Book sleeve and picture of author.

Wharton lecturer and author, Leeza Garber, of “Can. Trust. Will: Hiring for the Human Element in the New Age of Cybersecurity.” (Image: Business Expert Press)

A Wharton expert examines cybersecurity hiring best practices

A new book by Leeza Garber of the Wharton School tackles the problem of cyber threats, with a focus on how employers can find and hire the right people.

Dee Patel

Anti-LGBTQ measures
Marchers waving gay pride flags make their way long a boardwalk with the skyline of St. Petersburg, Florida, in the background

Marchers make their way toward the St. Pete Pier in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Saturday, March 12, 2022 during a march to protest the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill passed by Florida's Republican-led legislature and now on its way to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk. (Image: Courtesy Martha Asencio-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

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    Penn Law’s Tobias Wolff discusses the Florida “Don’t Say Gay” bill and a Texas directive on transgender children.

    Kristen de Groot

    Four takeaways from the ‘The Struggle for Women’s Human Rights’
    Two women sit on either side of a table onstage. The signage behind them reads, "Perry World House"

    LaShawn R. Jefferson, executive director of Perry World House (left) joined Rangita de Silva de Alwis, who teaches international women's rights at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, in a conversation on global women’s rights.

    Four takeaways from the ‘The Struggle for Women’s Human Rights’

    In an event marking Women’s History Month, the Law School’s Rangita de Silva de Alwis joined Perry World House’s LaShawn R. Jefferson in the discussion “Global Justice: The Struggle for Women’s Human Rights.”

    Kristina García

    Claire Finkelstein discusses Ukraine, NATO, and U.S. ethics and cybersecurity
    Jens Stoltenberg and Volodymyr Zelensky at a NATO press conference.

    Joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Dec. 16, 2021. (Image: NATO)

    Claire Finkelstein discusses Ukraine, NATO, and U.S. ethics and cybersecurity

    The Algernon Biddle Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy runs down the reality of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and asks what ethical and legal responsibility NATO has, and what risks could NATO incur, from intervention.

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    Penn Law reacts to the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
    Ketanji Brown Jackson.

    Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, a U.S. Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in her office at the court in Washington. (Image: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

    Penn Law reacts to the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

    President Joe Biden has selected the Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit as his nominee to the Supreme Court.

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    A message from University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees Chair Scott L. Bok
    Suited person in hallway lined with portraits

    Former Provost Wendell Pritchett has been selected as Interim President of the University.

    A message from University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees Chair Scott L. Bok

    Bok today announced that former Provost Wendell Pritchett has been selected to serve as Interim President of the University, effective at such time as Amy Gutmann may be confirmed and resign to serve as Ambassador to Germany.
    Former Justice Breyer law clerks share perspectives on his retirement
    The Supreme Court Building

    The Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.

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    Former Justice Breyer law clerks share perspectives on his retirement

    Statements from Ted Ruger, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Dean and Bernard G. Segal Professor of Law, and Jacques deLisle, Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law & Professor of Political Science.

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