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Journalism, law, and freedom of the press
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Journalism, law, and freedom of the press

Law student Peter Jacobs draws on his background as a professional journalist for his forthcoming Comment on freedom of the press in the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law.

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‘Global Health Justice and Governance’
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There are multiple issues leading to fragmenting and global health inequality, according to Jennifer Prah Ruger. Global health is an issue of justice, not charity, she says. 

‘Global Health Justice and Governance’

In a special issue of the journal Global Health Governance, seven experts reflect upon Jennifer Prah Ruger’s call for a new model of global public health that prioritizes equity and cooperation between nations and agencies.

Kristina García

The potential role of vaccine certificates in the next phase of the pandemic
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The potential role of vaccine certificates in the next phase of the pandemic

Public health law expert Eric Feldman and medical ethicist Emily Largent discuss the legal and ethical implications of companies and organizations requiring proof of vaccination to reengage with different sectors of the economy.

Erica K. Brockmeier

A fair housing law proposal to promote racial and economic integration
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A fair housing law proposal to promote racial and economic integration

A research brief co-authored by Provost Wendell Pritchett proposes the use of fair housing law to work toward the end of segregation, and emphasize that the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing provision of the Fair Housing Act extends to all federal agencies.

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Turmoil in Ethiopia, explained
Ethiopian refugees, mostly women and children from the Tigray region, sit and lay on blankets on a dirt floor, as some blankets and clothing hang on a clothesline behind them.

Thousands of people, mainly women and children displaced by conflict in the western Tigray region, stay in Mai Tsebri town under crowded conditions on March 18, 2021. (Image: UNICEF Ethiopia)

Turmoil in Ethiopia, explained

Demisse Selassie, a Penn Law student and Perry World House Graduate Associate, shares his take on the ongoing violence in Tigray.

Kristen de Groot

Hope and help for wrongfully incarcerated Pennsylvanians
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Carson Eckhard (left), Sarah Simon (center) and Natalia Rommen (right) won the President's Engagement Prize for Project HOPE.

Hope and help for wrongfully incarcerated Pennsylvanians

With Project HOPE, President’s Engagement Prize winners Carson Eckhard, Natalia Rommen, and Sarah Simon will address the lack of support to wrongfully incarcerated people in Philadelphia and across the state.

Kristen de Groot

Penn extends terms of Education and Law deans
Pam Grossman with arms crossed in front of a GSE building on Penn’s campus at left, Ted Ruger in his office at right.

Pam Grossman, dean of the Graduate School of Education, and Ted Ruger, dean of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, have had their terms extended through 2023.

Penn extends terms of Education and Law deans

Pam Grossman, dean of the Graduate School of Education, and Ted Ruger, dean of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, will now serve until June 30, 2023,
Narratives of COVID-19 in China and the world
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Guobin Yang, director of the Center on Digital Culture and Society, addresses attendees at the “Narratives of COVID-19 in China and the World” symposium.

Narratives of COVID-19 in China and the world

The two-day symposium brought together scholars to discuss a broad range of topics, from racism against Chinese students studying in the United States to digital workplace surveillance of Chinese workers.

Kristen de Groot

Philadelphia tenants face an increasingly hostile legal terrain
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Image: Romain Dancre on Unsplash

Philadelphia tenants face an increasingly hostile legal terrain

A new Penn Law study of 170,000 residential leases finds incidences of illegal, unenforceable terms have increased sharply over the last 20 years.

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