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School of Social Policy & Practice
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.
At COP27, Penn showcased its diverse climate expertise on the world stage
At COP27, Penn showcased its diverse climate expertise on the world stage
More than 30 representatives from the University traveled to Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, for two weeks of negotiations at this year’s United Nations climate change conference.
The pandemic’s impact on individual generosity
The pandemic’s impact on individual generosity
How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect people’s volunteering, donating, and helping behaviors? A report by SP2 faculty and students summarizes a nationally representative study aiming to answer this question.
Serving student veterans at Penn
Serving student veterans at Penn
A new office in Student Registration and Financial Services provides support for the growing number of veterans at Penn.
Penn honors eight distinguished alumni with Awards of Merit and The Creative Spirit Award
Penn honors eight distinguished alumni with Awards of Merit and The Creative Spirit Award
In addition to the alumni awards, Laura W. Perna of the Graduate School of Education will accept the Faculty Award of Merit.
Researching depression in low-income women
Researching depression in low-income women
The importance of addressing depression among low-income women in multiple contexts is a theme of recent research by April Ivey, Jacqueline Corcoran, and others at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice.
Sex workers’ rights
Sex workers’ rights
A Fulbright award augments Toorjo Ghose’s work to document and support the social movement happening among sex workers in India against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.
SP2’s Roberta Iversen on labor history and innovating for the future
SP2’s Roberta Iversen on labor history and innovating for the future
In her new book, Iversen proposes that a different future could be possible in areas such as civic engagement and infrastructure for the benefit of both workers and their communities.
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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