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Penn welcomes energy justice scholar Sanya Carley
Penn welcomes energy justice scholar Sanya Carley
Carley will be the Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning in the Weitzman School with an affiliation with the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy.
Symposium highlights breadth and depth of Penn Global research
Symposium highlights breadth and depth of Penn Global research
The Penn Global Research and Engagement Fund is supporting the 19 new faculty-led projects that span research, capacity-building, and development efforts across Africa, Latin America, India, China, and beyond.
Penn School of Social Policy & Practice names New Social Innovation Scholars Program
Penn School of Social Policy & Practice names New Social Innovation Scholars Program
The Randi and Brian Schwartz Social Innovation Scholarship will provide full-tuition support for students seeking to generate impact in such areas as economic security, immigration, and global conflict.
Guaranteed income improved people’s health during the pandemic
Guaranteed income improved people’s health during the pandemic
Associate professor Amy Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice shares the final results from the Stockton pilot program, which show connections between financial security and better health.
Three ways to respond following the earthquake in Turkey and Syria
Three ways to respond following the earthquake in Turkey and Syria
Guidance from the Center for High Impact Philanthropy, Penn Global, and Penn Medicine’s disaster preparedness team on how to help from afar and what resources are available on campus.
Beyond America’s racial fault line
Beyond America’s racial fault line
Professor of practice Ben Jealous discussed race, politics, America’s long history of interracial collaboration, and his new book with Camille Z. Charles during a co-sponsored event at Kelly Writers House.
John L. Jackson Jr. named Penn’s next provost
John L. Jackson Jr. named Penn’s next provost
The Walter H. Annenberg Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication and Richard Perry University Professor will begin his appointment on June 1, 2023.
A more equitable society starts with social justice
A more equitable society starts with social justice
The Social Justice Scholars Program at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice is broadening access to graduate student education.
Five ways to give this holiday season
Five ways to give this holiday season
The Center for High Impact Philanthropy identifies strategies for donors seeking to do more good.
Faith in public life
Faith in public life
In a conversation sponsored by the School of Social Policy & Practice, Ben Jealous discussed religion’s potential to transform society with Charles ‘Chaz’ Howard and David Saperstein.
In the News
The Washington Post
Seniors are flooding homeless shelters that can’t care for them
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that the population of homeless seniors 65 and older will likely double or even triple 2017 levels in some places before peaking around 2030.
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Indianapolis Star
Will $50 a week teach kids fiscal skills in Indianapolis school’s study, close wealth gap?
The Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice is participating in a study on the impact of $50 a week for Indianapolis high schoolers.
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Voice of America
Volunteerism is changing in the United States
Ram A. Cnaan of the School of Social Policy & Practice says job demands and multiple jobs prevent many people from doing traditional volunteering.
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WGBH
Cambridge tries giving thousands of low-income residents money, no strings attached
The Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice is studying 30 guaranteed income programs around the country, with commentary by Amy Beth Castro.
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Boston Globe
Cambridge’s COVID experiment at giving poor families $500 month will continue, and grow
Amy Beth Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that Massachusetts is an ideal laboratory for guaranteed income programs.
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