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Coding for a cause
Satellite image of Earth highlighting border in different colors. This satellite image created by the Borders and Boundaries Project uses different colors to highlight the intensity of the official state presence along borders.

Coding for a cause

As the viral pandemic shuttered campus and disrupted routines, The Borders and Boundaries Project turned the challenging situation into a chance to give back and get work done.

Kristen de Groot

More Side Gigs for Good during COVID-19
Children receive food from people working at a table wearing masks

As the pandemic hit, recent grad Alexandria Brake (holding “Go Team” sign) and colleagues at the St. James School in North Philadelphia began distributing groceries and other supplies to students and their families. (Image: Courtesy of Alexandria Brake)

More Side Gigs for Good during COVID-19

In the latest installment of the Side Gigs for Good series, Penn Today hears from faculty, staff, and students who have been continuing to care for their communities as the pandemic’s effects stretch on.

Katherine Unger Baillie , Michele W. Berger

Philanthropy class provides $55K in grants to local nonprofits amid the pandemic
Facade of School of Social Policy & Practice building in the sunshine.

Philanthropy class provides $55K in grants to local nonprofits amid the pandemic

As the COVID-19 epidemic began to affect all aspects of daily life in Philadelphia communities, SP2 students saw their lessons collide with the ways local philanthropic funders and nonprofit organizations address unprecedented challenges in real time.

From the School of Social Policy & Practice

A unique recession amidst a global pandemic
Marquee sign that reads Temporarily Closed, Stay Safe.

A unique recession amidst a global pandemic

The U.S. economy officially entered a recession in February as the viral pandemic started its sweep across the nation. Francis Diebold and Jesús Fernández-Villaverde share why this one is unprecedented, and what to expect in the coming months.

Kristen de Groot