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Lisa Servon wins award for community partnership
Lisa Servon wins award for community partnership
A professor in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, Lisa Servon was recognized for her work with the Kensington Corridor Trust. The honor was presented by Provost John L. Jackson Jr. and Netter Center director Ira Harkavy on Dec. 16.
Eric Anglero at the LGBT Center
Eric Anglero at the LGBT Center
Almost one year into their new role as director of the LGBT Center, Eric Anglero looks to support students and community with robust programming and a place where “you can just be.”
Introducing the Office of Religious and Ethnic Inclusion (Title VI)
Introducing the Office of Religious and Ethnic Inclusion (Title VI)
The office, which is now open, is co-led by Steve Ginsburg and Majid Alsayegh. Deborah Frey will serve as chief investigator.
A decade-plus legacy of Penn Arts & Sciences
A decade-plus legacy of Penn Arts & Sciences
In recognition of the end of Steven J. Fluharty’s term as dean of the School of Arts & Sciences, a look at the School’s growth and innovation over 12 years.
Six Penn experts elected to National Academy of Medicine
Six Penn experts elected to National Academy of Medicine
The honor recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
Equity in Action Visiting Scholars focus on criminal justice and art
Equity in Action Visiting Scholars focus on criminal justice and art
In the second year of the Equity in Action Visiting Scholars program, the Office of Social Equity & Community will host Kemba Smith Pradia, a criminal justice advocate, and artist Makoto Fujimura and lawyer Haejin Fujimura for the 2024-25 academic year.
60 years of civil rights with Mary Frances Berry
60 years of civil rights with Mary Frances Berry
The emeritus Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought reflected on the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in conversation with Marcia Chatelain.
Disability awareness at Penn
Disability awareness at Penn
About one-fifth of all college students identify as having a disability, a figure that has grown in recent decades. At Penn, students form advocacy clubs, work with the Weingarten Center, and study disability.
A discussion about speech, solidarity, and forgiveness
A discussion about speech, solidarity, and forgiveness
At an event at the School of Dental Medicine, members of the Penn community gathered to talk about the intersection of free speech and racism in academia.
A Q&A with Deputy Provost Beth Winkelstein
A Q&A with Deputy Provost Beth Winkelstein
Deputy Provost Beth Winkelstein discusses her role in leading implementation of the recommendations of the Task Force on Antisemitism and the Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community.
In the News
Philadelphia Tribune
Fueling the next epidemic of HIV in Philadelphia: the boomerang effect of curtailing syringe exchange services for people who inject drugs
Florence Momplaisir of the Leonard Davis Institute and Perelman School of Medicine and Perelman’s Ronald Collman write that the recent Philadelphia city budget removing funding for syringe exchange will harm the city’s population.
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Marketplace (NPR)
The success of women’s college basketball is more than just Caitlin Clark
Kenneth Shropshire of the Wharton School says that women’s college basketball needs to cultivate more superstars and superstar matchups like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese to keep investors bought in and fans engaged.
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CNN
Supreme Court is under pressure to step into the debate over transgender rights
Tobias Barrington Wolff of Penn Carey Law says that appeals against punitive state bans concerning transgender rights make a strong case for Supreme Court intervention.
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The Washington Post
The growing battle over corporate diversity practices, explained
Stephanie Creary of the Wharton School says that corporate efforts to enhance diversity have faced significant pushback since their onset in the wake of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Huffington Post
Every hospital system needs an LGBTQ health director
Kevin Kline has been appointed medical director for LGBTQ health at Penn Medicine.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn Medicine appoints first medical director of LGBTQ health
Kevin Kline speaks about his appointment as Penn Medicine’s first medical director of LGBTQ health and his concerns about politicization of care.
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