School of Social Policy & Practice

Penn Grad Student Taja Towne Has Sights on Career in International Social Work

For Taja Towne, leaving the familiar comfort of home is part of a bigger plan.

Helping Others Is Personal for Penn Social Work Student

Ashley Blake’s family has gone through a lot.

Domestic Violence and Ray Rice

Note for TV and radio: The University of Pennsylvania has an on-campus ISDN line and satellite uplink facility with live-shot capability.

New Penn Integrates Knowledge Website Highlights Program’s Broad Impact

Since 2005 the University of Pennsylvania‘s Penn Integrates Knowledge program has brought to campus exceptional faculty members whose research and teaching exemplify the integration of knowledge across disciplines.

Penn Dean John L. Jackson Jr. Takes His Message on the Road

In the “Future of Social Change” tour, John L. Jackson Jr., new dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice, will visit 10 cities across the United States, beginning with a launch event Friday, Sept. 12, at 5:30 p.m. at the Caster Building, 3701 Locust Walk.

New Students Volunteer in West Philadelphia as Part of Penn Community Teamworks

Sixteen incoming graduate students and one alumna of the University of Pennsylvania spent the day making a house a home in West Philadelphia.

Penn President Amy Gutmann to Welcome Incoming Freshmen

WHO: Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania, and incoming freshmen WHAT: Move-in for Penn's Class of 2018 WHEN: Aug. 22, 2014, 11am

Penn’s Dennis Culhane to Address White House Conference on Use of Integrated Data

Dennis Culhane, a professor in the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice, will speak at a conference hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the

Field Center at Penn Hosts First International Program on Child Welfare

The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research at the University of Pennsylvania welcomed a group of students from South Korea’s Namseoul University to campus for an inaugural three-week summer program illustrating how child welfare is practiced in the United States.

Social Work Student at Penn Helps in West Philadelphia and Overseas

Some University of Pennsylvania students are determined to change the world, while others set their sights closer to home by focusing on improving their local communities. Kristen Smith, a social work student at the School of Social Policy & Practice, wants to do it all.

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