Penn Law’s key role in Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund for small businesses Meagan Benz, owner of the Crust Vegan Bakery and recipient of funding from the Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund. (Image: Penn Law) Penn Law’s key role in Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund for small businesses Penn Law and Wharton MBA students put their new skills to practice to help draft the Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund, which allocates forgivable loans to small businesses impacted by the pandemic’s economic downturn.
Internet connectivity during the novel coronavirus pandemic Internet connectivity during the novel coronavirus pandemic A Q&A with Penn Law’s Christopher Yoo on the importance of internet connectivity at this moment, with millions of people around the world working and schooling from home.
Is COVID-19 infecting the relationship between the U.S. and China? Is COVID-19 infecting the relationship between the U.S. and China? Three Penn experts say the relationship between the countries was troubled before the coronavirus pandemic, but the outbreak is exacerbating the preexisting problems.
The legal history of epidemics in America Image: Courtesy of the Library Company of Philadelphia The legal history of epidemics in America Sarah Barringer Gordon, the Arlin M. Adams Professor of Constitutional Law and Professor of History, offers a commentary on American political responses to epidemics past.
Allison Hoffman on congressional response to coronavirus Allison Hoffman is an an expert in health care law and policy.(Image: Penn Law) Allison Hoffman on congressional response to coronavirus Penn Law Professor Allison Hoffman, a health care law and policy expert, explains HR 6201 and what it means in practical terms.
Learning civil discourse and open-mindedness from high schoolers Learning civil discourse and open-mindedness from high schoolers In the city’s first regional Ethics Bowl, facilitated by Penn philosopher Karen Detlefsen and Graduate School of Education doctoral student Dustin Webster, six local teams competed for a chance at Nationals.
Karen Tani named a Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Karen Tani named a Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Karen Tani has been named the University of Pennsylvania’s 24th Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor, effective July 1. The announcement was made today by President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett.
Penn Law’s Beth Simmons on improving the UN Human Rights Treaty Penn Law’s Beth Simmons on improving the UN Human Rights Treaty Self-reporting contributes to human rights improvements, says Simmons in a paper she co-authored on recommendations to inform the review of the UN Human Rights Treaty.
Experts weigh in on the future of U.S.-China relations Ambassador Huang Ping, China's consul general in New York, speaks at Perry World House. Experts weigh in on the future of U.S.-China relations Huang Ping, China’s consul general in New York, and Robert Work, former U.S. deputy secretary of defense, were among the speakers at the annual Penn China Research Symposium.
Dorothy Roberts on prison abolition constitutionalism Dorothy Roberts, the George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology and the Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights. (Image: Penn Law) Dorothy Roberts on prison abolition constitutionalism In “Abolition Constitutionalism,” the Penn Law professor argues that prison abolitionists can “reinvigorate abolition constitutionalism” by using the Reconstruction Amendments.