Breaking down barriers to blood donation for LGBTQ+ people (Image: iStock/hxdbzxy) Breaking down barriers to blood donation for LGBTQ+ people New blood donation rules empower more LGBTQ+ people to give and expand the blood supply.
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Mary Frances Berry and Kermit Roosevelt on Juneteenth’s history Annenberg Classroom, part of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, has released a documentary “Juneteenth: Exploring Freedom’s Stories” that surveys the history of the holiday. nocred Mary Frances Berry and Kermit Roosevelt on Juneteenth’s history A new documentary produced by the Annenberg Public Policy Center explores the history of the holiday and illustrates how and why freedom and citizenship were intertwined. The film features Berry and Roosevelt, among others.
A vibrant sixth annual Supplier Diversity Forum and Expo nored A vibrant sixth annual Supplier Diversity Forum and Expo Penn hosted this year’s Supplier Diversity Forum and Expo at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, uniting Penn buyers and local and diverse suppliers and emphasizing community.
Who, What, Why: Kelly Garcia-Ramos, advocate for students with speech impediments Kelly Garcia-Ramos, a rising fourth-year neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences, has founded a support group, SpeechFluency@Penn, for students who stutter. nocred Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Kelly Garcia-Ramos, advocate for students with speech impediments Kelly Garcia-Ramos made the choice to no longer try to hide their stutter and last semester founded a support group, SpeechFluency@Penn, for students who stutter.
War and welfare in colonial Algeria The ossuary of Douaumont is a memorial to the soldiers of the Battle of Verdun of 1916, located on the border of the communes of Douaumont and Fleury-devant-Douaumont, a few kilometers from Verdun. It houses the remains of 130,000 unknown soldiers, French and Germans. In front of the ossuary, the national necropolis of Douaumont gathers 16,142 graves of French soldiers, mainly Catholic, including a square of 592 steles of Muslim soldiers. (Image: Sipa via AP Images) War and welfare in colonial Algeria A new paper from political scientist Melissa M. Lee finds that veteran benefits were distributed unequally between citizens and colonized subjects.
Why Chick-fil-A is drawing fire over a ‘culture of belonging’ The New York Times Why Chick-fil-A is drawing fire over a ‘culture of belonging’ Stephanie Creary of the Wharton School says that D.E.I. efforts have traditionally focused on anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies, though they’ve become broader in scope over time. Truth-teller: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements Keisha-Khan Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements in the Americas, is the Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Africana Studies. nocred Truth-teller: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements Keisha-Khan Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements in the Americas, is the Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Africana Studies. Why some companies are saying ‘diversity and belonging’ instead of ‘diversity and inclusion’ The New York Times Why some companies are saying ‘diversity and belonging’ instead of ‘diversity and inclusion’ Stephanie Creary of the Wharton School says that “belonging” is a way to help people who aren’t marginalized feel like they’re part of the conversation. Load More
Truth-teller: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements Keisha-Khan Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements in the Americas, is the Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Africana Studies. nocred Truth-teller: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements Keisha-Khan Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements in the Americas, is the Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Africana Studies.
Why some companies are saying ‘diversity and belonging’ instead of ‘diversity and inclusion’ The New York Times Why some companies are saying ‘diversity and belonging’ instead of ‘diversity and inclusion’ Stephanie Creary of the Wharton School says that “belonging” is a way to help people who aren’t marginalized feel like they’re part of the conversation.