Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

Allison Hoffman of Penn Carey Law says that the Fort Worth lawsuit is part of a larger pushback against government regulation, especially as it clashes with religion.

Mark Abdelmalek of the Perelman School of Medicine says that health disparities are common across many aspects of medicine and isn’t surprised that monkeypox is following the same trend as COVID-19.

A profile on PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts explores her past work detailing the criminalization of pregnancy, 25 years before the demise of Roe v. Wade.

Med student Elle Lett of the Perelman School of Medicine, who established Philly MPX Action to assist with monkeypox outreach, says that expanded effort for vaccine clinics is needed.

Research by Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School and colleagues shows that women tend to get to top corporate roles faster than men, although they often don’t break into the highest echelon of management.

PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts discusses the release of her book “Torn Apart,” which argues that the nation’s child welfare system deprives Black families of fundamental rights and should be dismantled.

An updated analysis from the Penn Wharton Budget Model projects that President Biden’s additional loan forgiveness for borrowers with Pell Grants could raise the plan’s cost to $519 billion, with most of the benefit accruing to low- and middle-income workers.

In an op-ed, Ben Jealous of the Annenberg School for Communication and the School of Arts & Sciences writes that redistricting is robbing Black candidates and voters of representation in state and federal legislatures.

Abby Reisman and Ismael Jimenez of the Graduate School of Education join a team of Philadelphia educators to discuss American history, equity and inclusion, critical race theory, and other educational issues of 2022.

Frank Matero of the Weitzman School of Design discusses the work faculty and students are doing to protect a Native ancestral site.