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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
Doing the work to end health disparities
Ala Stanford is a surgeon, a national leader in health equity, and professor of practice at Penn. Her new book chronicles her path from North Philly, how she served thousands during the COVID-19 pandemic, and her work to end health disparities.
Building the Penn community at NSO
Building the Penn community at NSO
New Student Orientation introduced the first-ever “Building the Penn Community” event during Penn Spirit Day on Thursday, Aug. 22.
Faculty-led Task Force charged with reviewing the Guidelines on Open Expression
Faculty-led Task Force charged with reviewing the Guidelines on Open Expression
Chaired by Senior Vice Dean Lisa Bellini of Penn Medicine and Faculty director Sigal Ben-Porath of the SNF Paideia Program, the Task Force includes faculty, students, and staff members.
Restoring the public purpose of America’s urban universities
Restoring the public purpose of America’s urban universities
A new Netter Center white paper written in collaboration with eight universities highlights mutually beneficial university-community partnerships.
Roy Hamilton encourages tough conversations with grace and compassion
Roy Hamilton encourages tough conversations with grace and compassion
Hamilton, Penn Medicine’s new vice dean for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity, is dedicating his third decade at the Perelman School of Medicine to making academia a safe, supportive space for students and colleagues alike.
Genetic study highlights importance of diversity in understanding health disparities
Genetic study highlights importance of diversity in understanding health disparities
A Penn Medicine partnership with the Million Veteran Program finds that genetic data in non-European population aligns with reporting from underrepresented groups.
Gender-affirming care at Penn Medicine: A future ‘not in the shadows’
Gender-affirming care at Penn Medicine: A future ‘not in the shadows’
The Penn Medicine Program for LGBTQ+ Health and gender-affirming care at Penn Medicine has helped Mattie Chaya Kimberly “Kimi” Klauser and others get the right care in an open, safe, and nurturing environment.
Enhancing ‘representational equity’ on Wikipedia
Enhancing ‘representational equity’ on Wikipedia
As part of the inaugural Wiki Education Humanities & Social Justice Advisory Committee, Heather J. Sharkey, a professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, will continue working to improve Wikipedia content on historically underrepresented topics.
Deans Vijay Kumar, Katharine Strunk reflect on Commission’s final report
Deans Vijay Kumar, Katharine Strunk reflect on Commission’s final report
The Presidential Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community worked with constituents across Penn to determine a set of recommendations to move the University forward.
Dean Mark Wolff discusses the Antisemitism Task Force final report, and more
Dean Mark Wolff discusses the Antisemitism Task Force final report, and more
In a Q&A with Penn Today, the committee’s chair reflects on the process and outcome of a report months in the making.
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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