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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
New Juneteenth documentary explores notions of freedom and citizenship
New Juneteenth documentary explores notions of freedom and citizenship
An exclusive Penn screening of the film produced by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC), plus a conversation with activist Opal Lee and Penn’s Mary Frances Berry, moderated by APPC’s Director of Outreach and Curriculum Andrea (Ang) Reidell, takes place on Feb. 28. Registration with a Penn email is required.
A mural in the ARCH celebrates Black history
A mural in the ARCH celebrates Black history
The new work is uplifting, says Makuu Director Brian Peterson, but also “a reminder of the stories that we still need to tell.”
A look at the history of affirmative action with Mary Frances Berry
A look at the history of affirmative action with Mary Frances Berry
The Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and professor of history emerita shares the origins of the term, discusses the practice’s early champions and highlights the ensuing controversies.
Business and Black excellence
Business and Black excellence
The African American MBA Association at the Wharton School celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Racial disparities in postpartum visits decreased with telehealth
Racial disparities in postpartum visits decreased with telehealth
A new study shows disparities in postpartum visit attendance improved considerably for Black patients after telehealth was implemented.
Penn Med student highlights the untold stories of Black women in medicine
Penn Med student highlights the untold stories of Black women in medicine
Jasmine Brown’s book “Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century” spotlights the experiences of Black women in medicine whose stories often go overlooked.
Patient advocate Jamil Rivers leads women of color to better breast cancer care
Patient advocate Jamil Rivers leads women of color to better breast cancer care
During her time in treatment, Rivers, who is Black, also discovered that many women, particularly Black women and other women of color, were in urgent need of guidance.
‘Fight for it:’ Nikole Hannah-Jones on abolition, reparation, and building a more just future
‘Fight for it:’ Nikole Hannah-Jones on abolition, reparation, and building a more just future
Nikole Hannah-Jones, award-winning journalist and author of the 1619 Project, delivered the 22nd annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice on Jan. 25 in conversation with Sarah Jackson of the Annenberg School for Communication.
‘Embodying love’ at the Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Commemoration
‘Embodying love’ at the Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Commemoration
At the Interfaith Commemoration and award ceremony, student speakers and performers reflected on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., and six Penn community members were honored for working towards positive social change.
Penn GSE’s María Cioè-Peña on equitable access in education
Penn GSE’s María Cioè-Peña on equitable access in education
The assistant professor of education joined the Educational Linguistics Division to ensure that bilingual children with dis/abilities get the support needed to thrive; she aims to find a model where all learners get what they need without being labeled.
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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