5/25
School of Social Policy & Practice
City planning students gain critical perspective on the carceral state
City planning students gain critical perspective on the carceral state
The Carceral State, a course offered through Penn’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships, explores the issue of mass incarceration in Pennsylvania.
25 students and recent graduates awarded 2022 Fulbright grants
25 students and recent graduates awarded 2022 Fulbright grants
Twenty-five Penn students and alumni have been awarded Fulbright grants for the 2022-23 academic year, including 18 seniors who will be graduating today.
The Sachs Program celebrates fifth year of supporting arts innovation at Penn
The Sachs Program celebrates fifth year of supporting arts innovation at Penn
The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation announced its 2022 cycle of grantees, with new funding for alumni and community partnership projects.
Understanding migration and the arts
Understanding migration and the arts
In the latest episode of Penn Today’s “Understand This …” podcast series, Obed Arango of the School of Social Policy & Practice, alongside Wolf Humanities Graduate Fellow Shelley Zhang, discuss migration, the arts, and identity.
35th annual Women of Color at Penn award
35th annual Women of Color at Penn award
The Women of Color at Penn held their 35th annual award ceremony with a virtual celebration hosted by the African American Resource Center. This year’s awards honored six women who have fostered and supported community.
Fighting food insecurity
Fighting food insecurity
Students from the Fox Leadership Program have lent their time and expertise to hunger organizations for more than a decade, and during the pandemic they’ve upped their involvement to meet the growing need.
How a perfect storm of factors led to ‘the mother of all supply chain disruptions’
How a perfect storm of factors led to ‘the mother of all supply chain disruptions’
Penn experts reflect on the global supply chain snags that have stressed systems during the fall and holiday season.
New book offers lessons for parents on discussing campus sexual assault
New book offers lessons for parents on discussing campus sexual assault
In the guide for caregivers whose child was sexually assaulted on a college campus, Susan B. Sorenson provides advice and identifies resources, both on campus and within the community.
Ezekiel Dixon-Román on the Facebook whistleblower
Ezekiel Dixon-Román on the Facebook whistleblower
The data analytics expert answers questions about Frances Haugen’s testimony and tech regulation, and why apps are so addictive.
‘The passionate pursuit of social justice’
‘The passionate pursuit of social justice’
The School of Social Policy & Practice addresses social inequities through research.
In the News
Vox.com
The good and bad news about housing for LGBTQ Americans
Amy Hillier of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that more needs to be done to bring more queer and intersectional approaches to fair housing.
FULL STORY →
The New York Times
A new legal tactic to protect workers’ pay
Ioana Marinescu of the School of Policy & Practice addresses examples of efforts by employers to suppress wages.
FULL STORY →
Bloomberg
A basic income pilot demonstrates the power of trust
Amy Beth Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice praised a Washington D.C. basic income pilot that fostered relationships between residents and the organizations that funded and launched the program. “We know that if that careful work of relationship-building isn’t done with these programs, there won’t be good take-up in the end,” she said.
FULL STORY →
The New York Times
How $1,000 a month in guaranteed income is helping NYC mothers
Amy Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice said “time scarcity” keeps many poor families trapped in poverty. “If you’re struggling to make ends meet and you’re knitting together two or three part-time jobs,” she said, “you don’t have time to plan for the future or even to think.”
FULL STORY →
WHYY (Philadelphia)
One year, 350,000 doses later: What Penn Medicine’s vaccine rollout taught it about equity
Heather Klusaritz of the Perelman School of Medicine and School of Social Policy & Practice and Richard Wender of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about Penn’s efforts to vaccinate Philadelphians. “To achieve equity is to be as available as we possibly can be,” said Wender.
FULL STORY →