SNF Paideia Program expands, thanks to new grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation During a celebration in May 2022, current fellows in the SNF Paideia Program welcomed the 2025 cohort. SNF Paideia Program expands, thanks to new grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Increased funding will enable the SNF Paideia Program at Penn to strengthen a commitment to the civic mission of higher education on campus and beyond with enhanced course offerings, an expanded fellowship program, and more event programming.
Engaging in intersectional conversations on race and racism Students in American Race: A Philadelphia Story, a Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paideia Program course, examined intersectional topics on race and racism through a broad, multidisciplinary lens. The course included directed readings, guest speaker presentations, such as this discussion led by Jessie Harper from the Graduate School of Education, and in-depth conversations about the city of Philadelphia. Engaging in intersectional conversations on race and racism In the spring, students engaged with complex topics, both intellectually and civically, as part of American Race: A Philadelphia Story, a Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paideia Program course.
Course shows students how Washington really works (Homepage image) Penn students took Amtrak to Washington every Friday for the class, held at the Penn Biden Center, across from the U.S. Capitol. Course shows students how Washington really works Penn and George Mason University students traveled to Washington, D.C. every Friday this spring for a class that gives the inside scoop on policymaking inside the Beltway.
Tyrants get bad information—so do non-tyrants Penn In the News The Hill Tyrants get bad information—so do non-tyrants PIK Professor Jonathan D. Moreno and Stephen N. Xenakis, a member of the executive board of The Center for Ethics & the Rule of Law, pen an op-ed arguing that there is no validity to those who claim the superiority of democratic institutions in collecting and using military intelligence. “In any setting, sound decision-making requires that leaders rely on the best possible inputs for information, situational awareness, and military intelligence,” they write. Empowering refugees through education The student-led Penn for Refugee Empowerment organization offers tutoring and helps refugee-resettlement organizations with after-school programming, child care, home setup, and event assistance. Empowering refugees through education The student-led group Penn for Refugee Empowerment offers tutoring and helps refugee-resettlement organizations with after-school programming, child care, home setup, and event assistance. Public media can improve our ‘flawed’ democracy Image: Fringer Cat via Unsplash Public media can improve our ‘flawed’ democracy A new study finds that countries with well-funded public media have healthier democracies, and explains why investment in U.S. public media is an investment in the future of journalism and democracy alike. The Black Lives Matter movement, but not COVID encouraged voters toward Biden On June 5, 2020, 50,000 protesters marched through the streets of Philadelphia during a Black Lives Matter protest. (Image: Shawn Kornhauser) The Black Lives Matter movement, but not COVID encouraged voters toward Biden As swing voters registered more awareness about discrimination against Black Americans, they became more likely to vote for the party they felt would best rectify that—Democrats. Penn Law reacts to the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, a U.S. Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in her office at the court in Washington. (Image: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Penn Law reacts to the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson President Joe Biden has selected the Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit as his nominee to the Supreme Court. Former Justice Breyer law clerks share perspectives on his retirement The Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.nocred Former Justice Breyer law clerks share perspectives on his retirement Statements from Ted Ruger, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Dean and Bernard G. Segal Professor of Law, and Jacques deLisle, Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law & Professor of Political Science. 2020 voting report: By the numbers Students sign up on National Voter Registration Day in September 2021. 2020 voting report: By the numbers Penn students voted in unprecedented numbers during the 2020 presidential election, in part due to the voter-engagement program Penn Leads the Vote, which recently won the 2021 ALL IN Democracy Challenge Best Action Plan Award.
Empowering refugees through education The student-led Penn for Refugee Empowerment organization offers tutoring and helps refugee-resettlement organizations with after-school programming, child care, home setup, and event assistance. Empowering refugees through education The student-led group Penn for Refugee Empowerment offers tutoring and helps refugee-resettlement organizations with after-school programming, child care, home setup, and event assistance.
Public media can improve our ‘flawed’ democracy Image: Fringer Cat via Unsplash Public media can improve our ‘flawed’ democracy A new study finds that countries with well-funded public media have healthier democracies, and explains why investment in U.S. public media is an investment in the future of journalism and democracy alike.
The Black Lives Matter movement, but not COVID encouraged voters toward Biden On June 5, 2020, 50,000 protesters marched through the streets of Philadelphia during a Black Lives Matter protest. (Image: Shawn Kornhauser) The Black Lives Matter movement, but not COVID encouraged voters toward Biden As swing voters registered more awareness about discrimination against Black Americans, they became more likely to vote for the party they felt would best rectify that—Democrats.
Penn Law reacts to the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, a U.S. Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in her office at the court in Washington. (Image: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Penn Law reacts to the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson President Joe Biden has selected the Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit as his nominee to the Supreme Court.
Former Justice Breyer law clerks share perspectives on his retirement The Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.nocred Former Justice Breyer law clerks share perspectives on his retirement Statements from Ted Ruger, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Dean and Bernard G. Segal Professor of Law, and Jacques deLisle, Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law & Professor of Political Science.
2020 voting report: By the numbers Students sign up on National Voter Registration Day in September 2021. 2020 voting report: By the numbers Penn students voted in unprecedented numbers during the 2020 presidential election, in part due to the voter-engagement program Penn Leads the Vote, which recently won the 2021 ALL IN Democracy Challenge Best Action Plan Award.