Penn’s ‘long tradition’ as a center for the study of African American history nocred Penn’s ‘long tradition’ as a center for the study of African American history New hires like Marcia Chatelain and Vaughn Booker in Africana Studies and William Sturkey in the History Department are bolstering Penn’s position as one of the best places for the field of African American history.
Race-based medicine is not the solution to health disparities Penn In the News Chicago Sun-Times Race-based medicine is not the solution to health disparities PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts says that race is a social category affected by inequality, not a biological category that naturally produces health disparities. For Emmett Till’s family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story Penn In the News Associated Press For Emmett Till’s family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story Brent Leggs of the Weitzman School of Design says that the designation of a national monument honoring Emmett Till represents a milestone in the effort to preserve and protect places tied to wounds in American history. Emmett Till and his mother to be honored with national monument Penn In the News CBS News Emmett Till and his mother to be honored with national monument Brent Leggs of the Weitzman School of Design discusses the physical and societal landscape surrounding Emmett Till’s murder in 1955. Black Harvard and Princeton students graduate at higher rates than classmates overall, equally at Yale Penn In the News Forbes Black Harvard and Princeton students graduate at higher rates than classmates overall, equally at Yale Brian Peterson of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Black students are aware they’re representing more than themselves at highly selective academic institutions. Mary Frances Berry and Kermit Roosevelt on Juneteenth’s history Annenberg Classroom, part of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, has released a documentary “Juneteenth: Exploring Freedom’s Stories” that surveys the history of the holiday. nocred Mary Frances Berry and Kermit Roosevelt on Juneteenth’s history A new documentary produced by the Annenberg Public Policy Center explores the history of the holiday and illustrates how and why freedom and citizenship were intertwined. The film features Berry and Roosevelt, among others. How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions Penn In the News Associated Press How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts explains why the child welfare system can be particularly risky for Black and Indigenous families. Two Penn faculty elected to the American Philosophical Society Paul Offit, the Maurice R. Hilleman Chair of Vaccinology in the Department of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine, and director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and Dorothy E. Roberts, the George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology and the Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights. (Images: (Left) Courtesy of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and (right) Sameer A. Khan) Two Penn faculty elected to the American Philosophical Society Paul Offit and Dorothy Roberts have been recognized for extraordinary accomplishments in their fields. Truth-teller: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements Keisha-Khan Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements in the Americas, is the Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Africana Studies. nocred Truth-teller: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements Keisha-Khan Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements in the Americas, is the Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Africana Studies. America’s mothers are suckers. And I say that with love Penn In the News Slate.com America’s mothers are suckers. And I say that with love In an Op-Ed featuring a quote from PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts, Tess Wilkinson-Ryan of Penn Carey Law writes that American capitalism has commodified motherhood, shifting it from a “social good” to a “personal choice” when women ask for support. Load More
For Emmett Till’s family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story Penn In the News Associated Press For Emmett Till’s family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story Brent Leggs of the Weitzman School of Design says that the designation of a national monument honoring Emmett Till represents a milestone in the effort to preserve and protect places tied to wounds in American history. Emmett Till and his mother to be honored with national monument Penn In the News CBS News Emmett Till and his mother to be honored with national monument Brent Leggs of the Weitzman School of Design discusses the physical and societal landscape surrounding Emmett Till’s murder in 1955. Black Harvard and Princeton students graduate at higher rates than classmates overall, equally at Yale Penn In the News Forbes Black Harvard and Princeton students graduate at higher rates than classmates overall, equally at Yale Brian Peterson of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Black students are aware they’re representing more than themselves at highly selective academic institutions. Mary Frances Berry and Kermit Roosevelt on Juneteenth’s history Annenberg Classroom, part of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, has released a documentary “Juneteenth: Exploring Freedom’s Stories” that surveys the history of the holiday. nocred Mary Frances Berry and Kermit Roosevelt on Juneteenth’s history A new documentary produced by the Annenberg Public Policy Center explores the history of the holiday and illustrates how and why freedom and citizenship were intertwined. The film features Berry and Roosevelt, among others. How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions Penn In the News Associated Press How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts explains why the child welfare system can be particularly risky for Black and Indigenous families. Two Penn faculty elected to the American Philosophical Society Paul Offit, the Maurice R. Hilleman Chair of Vaccinology in the Department of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine, and director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and Dorothy E. Roberts, the George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology and the Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights. (Images: (Left) Courtesy of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and (right) Sameer A. Khan) Two Penn faculty elected to the American Philosophical Society Paul Offit and Dorothy Roberts have been recognized for extraordinary accomplishments in their fields. Truth-teller: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements Keisha-Khan Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements in the Americas, is the Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Africana Studies. nocred Truth-teller: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements Keisha-Khan Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements in the Americas, is the Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Africana Studies. America’s mothers are suckers. And I say that with love Penn In the News Slate.com America’s mothers are suckers. And I say that with love In an Op-Ed featuring a quote from PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts, Tess Wilkinson-Ryan of Penn Carey Law writes that American capitalism has commodified motherhood, shifting it from a “social good” to a “personal choice” when women ask for support. Load More
Emmett Till and his mother to be honored with national monument Penn In the News CBS News Emmett Till and his mother to be honored with national monument Brent Leggs of the Weitzman School of Design discusses the physical and societal landscape surrounding Emmett Till’s murder in 1955. Black Harvard and Princeton students graduate at higher rates than classmates overall, equally at Yale Penn In the News Forbes Black Harvard and Princeton students graduate at higher rates than classmates overall, equally at Yale Brian Peterson of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Black students are aware they’re representing more than themselves at highly selective academic institutions. Mary Frances Berry and Kermit Roosevelt on Juneteenth’s history Annenberg Classroom, part of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, has released a documentary “Juneteenth: Exploring Freedom’s Stories” that surveys the history of the holiday. nocred Mary Frances Berry and Kermit Roosevelt on Juneteenth’s history A new documentary produced by the Annenberg Public Policy Center explores the history of the holiday and illustrates how and why freedom and citizenship were intertwined. The film features Berry and Roosevelt, among others. How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions Penn In the News Associated Press How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts explains why the child welfare system can be particularly risky for Black and Indigenous families. Two Penn faculty elected to the American Philosophical Society Paul Offit, the Maurice R. Hilleman Chair of Vaccinology in the Department of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine, and director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and Dorothy E. Roberts, the George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology and the Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights. (Images: (Left) Courtesy of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and (right) Sameer A. Khan) Two Penn faculty elected to the American Philosophical Society Paul Offit and Dorothy Roberts have been recognized for extraordinary accomplishments in their fields. Truth-teller: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements Keisha-Khan Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements in the Americas, is the Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Africana Studies. nocred Truth-teller: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements Keisha-Khan Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements in the Americas, is the Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Africana Studies. America’s mothers are suckers. And I say that with love Penn In the News Slate.com America’s mothers are suckers. And I say that with love In an Op-Ed featuring a quote from PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts, Tess Wilkinson-Ryan of Penn Carey Law writes that American capitalism has commodified motherhood, shifting it from a “social good” to a “personal choice” when women ask for support. Load More
Black Harvard and Princeton students graduate at higher rates than classmates overall, equally at Yale Penn In the News Forbes Black Harvard and Princeton students graduate at higher rates than classmates overall, equally at Yale Brian Peterson of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Black students are aware they’re representing more than themselves at highly selective academic institutions. Mary Frances Berry and Kermit Roosevelt on Juneteenth’s history Annenberg Classroom, part of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, has released a documentary “Juneteenth: Exploring Freedom’s Stories” that surveys the history of the holiday. nocred Mary Frances Berry and Kermit Roosevelt on Juneteenth’s history A new documentary produced by the Annenberg Public Policy Center explores the history of the holiday and illustrates how and why freedom and citizenship were intertwined. The film features Berry and Roosevelt, among others. How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions Penn In the News Associated Press How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts explains why the child welfare system can be particularly risky for Black and Indigenous families. Two Penn faculty elected to the American Philosophical Society Paul Offit, the Maurice R. Hilleman Chair of Vaccinology in the Department of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine, and director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and Dorothy E. Roberts, the George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology and the Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights. (Images: (Left) Courtesy of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and (right) Sameer A. Khan) Two Penn faculty elected to the American Philosophical Society Paul Offit and Dorothy Roberts have been recognized for extraordinary accomplishments in their fields. Truth-teller: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements Keisha-Khan Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements in the Americas, is the Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Africana Studies. nocred Truth-teller: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements Keisha-Khan Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements in the Americas, is the Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Africana Studies. America’s mothers are suckers. And I say that with love Penn In the News Slate.com America’s mothers are suckers. And I say that with love In an Op-Ed featuring a quote from PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts, Tess Wilkinson-Ryan of Penn Carey Law writes that American capitalism has commodified motherhood, shifting it from a “social good” to a “personal choice” when women ask for support. Load More
Mary Frances Berry and Kermit Roosevelt on Juneteenth’s history Annenberg Classroom, part of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, has released a documentary “Juneteenth: Exploring Freedom’s Stories” that surveys the history of the holiday. nocred Mary Frances Berry and Kermit Roosevelt on Juneteenth’s history A new documentary produced by the Annenberg Public Policy Center explores the history of the holiday and illustrates how and why freedom and citizenship were intertwined. The film features Berry and Roosevelt, among others.
How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions Penn In the News Associated Press How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts explains why the child welfare system can be particularly risky for Black and Indigenous families. Two Penn faculty elected to the American Philosophical Society Paul Offit, the Maurice R. Hilleman Chair of Vaccinology in the Department of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine, and director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and Dorothy E. Roberts, the George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology and the Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights. (Images: (Left) Courtesy of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and (right) Sameer A. Khan) Two Penn faculty elected to the American Philosophical Society Paul Offit and Dorothy Roberts have been recognized for extraordinary accomplishments in their fields. Truth-teller: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements Keisha-Khan Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements in the Americas, is the Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Africana Studies. nocred Truth-teller: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements Keisha-Khan Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements in the Americas, is the Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Africana Studies. America’s mothers are suckers. And I say that with love Penn In the News Slate.com America’s mothers are suckers. And I say that with love In an Op-Ed featuring a quote from PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts, Tess Wilkinson-Ryan of Penn Carey Law writes that American capitalism has commodified motherhood, shifting it from a “social good” to a “personal choice” when women ask for support. Load More
Two Penn faculty elected to the American Philosophical Society Paul Offit, the Maurice R. Hilleman Chair of Vaccinology in the Department of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine, and director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and Dorothy E. Roberts, the George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology and the Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights. (Images: (Left) Courtesy of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and (right) Sameer A. Khan) Two Penn faculty elected to the American Philosophical Society Paul Offit and Dorothy Roberts have been recognized for extraordinary accomplishments in their fields.
Truth-teller: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements Keisha-Khan Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements in the Americas, is the Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Africana Studies. nocred Truth-teller: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements Keisha-Khan Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements in the Americas, is the Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Africana Studies.
America’s mothers are suckers. And I say that with love Penn In the News Slate.com America’s mothers are suckers. And I say that with love In an Op-Ed featuring a quote from PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts, Tess Wilkinson-Ryan of Penn Carey Law writes that American capitalism has commodified motherhood, shifting it from a “social good” to a “personal choice” when women ask for support.