School of Social Policy & Practice

Two From Penn Named Pulitzer Center Student Fellows

Natalie Au and Rachel Townzen of the University of Pennsylvania have received International Student Reporting Fellowships from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in partnership with Penn’s Middle East Center and South Asia Center.

Jacquie Posey

Penn’s Synchronized Swimmers Make a Splash

Dancing in water is much more challenging than people think, Eileen Wang says.  Wang, a senior at the University of Pennsylvania, is one of this season’s 13-member synchronized swimming club. Known as Penn Synchro, the club has a 70-year history. 

Jill DiSanto

Penn Hosts Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Diversity Workshop

Recognizing the importance of inclusion and diversity in their business practices, more than 70 members of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce gathered at the University of Pennsylvania on April 5 to discuss how to successfully address unconscious bias and foster constructive relationships in the work environment.

Jacquie Posey

Penn’s Dennis Culhane and John Fantuzzo Awarded $1.9M for AISP and IDS Research

Two grants, totaling nearly $2 million, have been awarded to University of Pennsylvania professors Dennis Culhane and John Fantuzzo, enabling the continued development and expanded use of Integrated Data Systems, or IDS, for evidence-based policymaking through the Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy, or AISP, initiative.

Kat Stein, Jessica Bautista



In the News


Bloomberg

How the subtle but significant consequences of a hotter planet have already begun

R. Jisung Park of the School of Social Policy & Practice discusses his book “Slow Burn: The Hidden Costs of a Warming World.”

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The New York Times

When Kentucky bans homeless camps, where do people go?

Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that criminalizing street camping will simply force homeless people to sleep somewhere else, saddling them with bench warrants and unpayable fines.

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CBS MoneyWatch

AI helps organization send poorest households impacted by Helene and Milton $1,000

According to Stacia West of the School of Social Policy & Practice, research on guaranteed income programs shows that recipients spend the money on essential needs.

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Associated Press

AI is being used to send some households impacted by Helene and Milton $1,000 cash relief payments

Stacia West of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that no one budgets better than a person in poverty.

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Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles is at a crossroads on homelessness

Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that rental-assistance programs are a less expensive solution for homelessness than building new housing, with lessened administrative costs and burdens.

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