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The disability docket
Person standing in front of U.S. Supreme Court building.

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The disability docket

Penn Carey Law professors Jasmine Harris and Karen Tani have published a paper in American University Law Review that highlights the disability through-line in the Supreme Court’s recent cases.

From Penn Carey Law

One year post-Dobbs, what’s actually happened?
Protesters both pro- and anti-choice holding signs in Washington D.C. Abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion advocates demonstrate at the U.S. Supreme Court.

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One year post-Dobbs, what’s actually happened?

Four takeaways from Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences researchers in the aftermath of the 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to an abortion.

Michele W. Berger

Weitzman’s Amber Wiley: Illuminating the Black freedom struggle in the built environment
Amber Wiley.

Amber Wiley, Matt and Erika Nord director of Weitzman’s Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites.

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Weitzman’s Amber Wiley: Illuminating the Black freedom struggle in the built environment

The inaugural Matt and Erika Nord Director of Weitzman’s Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites discusses her new role.

From the Weitzman School of Design

Who, What, Why: Nathan Nyitrai on the LGBTQ Certificate
Nathan Nyitrai stands with hands on hips in the garden in front of the SP2 building

Nathan Nyitrai is a rising second-year student in the masters of social work program earning an LGBTQ certificate at the School of Social Policy & Practice. With an interest in criminal justice and trans activism, Nyitrai hopes his future work will impact LGBTQ+ communities.

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Nathan Nyitrai on the LGBTQ Certificate

    The master of social work student discusses the School of Social Policy and Practice program which provides supplemental education about the legal, health care, and social service needs of LGBTQ+ communities.

    Kristina García

    Increasing health equity in Alzheimer’s disease research
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    Increasing health equity in Alzheimer’s disease research

    The University of Pennsylvania is included in a national outreach and recruitment effort for a $46 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to assist in the inclusion and health equity of treating Alzheimer’s disease in Black patients.

    A new generation reinterprets Paul Robeson, singer, actor, advocate, and all-American icon
    robeson docent gives a tour to a student, holding a music record

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    A new generation reinterprets Paul Robeson, singer, actor, advocate, and all-American icon

    In collaboration with The Netter Center for Community Partnerships, ninth-grade students from Paul Robeson High School trained to become youth docents at the Paul Robeson House and Museum through a program funded by The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation.

    Kristina García

    Who, What, Why: Tamir Williams on Black visibility in Chicago’s nightclubs
    Tamir Williams sits on outdoor steps, smiling.

    Tamir Williams, pictured outside of the Fisher Fine Arts Library, is a Ph.D. candidate in History of Art in the School of Arts & Sciences. 

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    Who, What, Why: Tamir Williams on Black visibility in Chicago’s nightclubs

    Williams discusses their exhibition showcasing the photographs of Wharton alumnus Michael Abramson, who captured scenes from Black nightclubs in Chicago in the 1970s.
    Who, What, Why: Recent graduate of the College Justin Roberts
    Five people wearing red sweaters with an applique "P" holding clarinets. In front of them, three graduating bandmates sport gowns and regalia

    Justin Roberts (middle, front row) and fellow clarinetists in the Penn Band.

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Recent graduate of the College Justin Roberts

    May College graduate Justin Roberts, who will attend Penn Carey Law School in the fall, discusses his involvement with campus cultural centers and the meaning behind his graduation regalia.

    Kristina García