School of Social Policy & Practice

PEARLS Fellow at Penn Gives Back to Other Veterans

Twenty years ago, Pete Freudenberger took an oath when he enlisted in the United States Army.

Focus of Penn Researcher Leads to National Summit on Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

Johanna Greeson, an assistant professor in the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania, is working to reform the child welfare system for children who, between the ages of 18-21, are aging out of foster care.

Penn Student Makes a Healthy Difference for Neighbors in West Philadelphia

Adina Weissman, a student in the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice, always knew that she wanted to help people, she just didn’t know in what capacity.

Penn’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy Releases Childhood Obesity Guide

In the last 30 years, childhood obesity has more than doubled, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in adolescents, it has quadrupled. By 2012, more than one-third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese.

John L. Jackson Jr. Named Dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice at Penn

Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price today announced that John L. Jackson Jr., the Richard Perry University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and Senior Advisor for Diversity in the Office of the Provost, has been named dean of Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice.

Reentry Initiative to Host Criminal Justice Resource Fair, Conference at Penn

New Child Welfare Specialization Available for Social Work Students at Penn

The School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania has announced a new child welfare specialization within its master’s of social work program.

Former Penn Athlete Gets People Talking on Tough Topics

Jennifer Jones Clinkscales really gets people talking.

Penn IUR Hosts Dialogue: Building Scholarship Critical to Building a Sustainable Urban Future

Penn’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy Helps Donors With ‘Saving Children’s Lives’

Every year, nearly seven million children will die from preventable causes like diarrhea, pneumonia or measles before they reach the age of 5.

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