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Amanda Mott
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Penn Biden Center
Inspiring people, place, and purpose
Inspiring people, place, and purpose
Penn President Amy Gutmann’s record tenure of nearly 18 years is the University’s most transformative.
Joe Biden’s longtime ties to Penn
Joe Biden’s longtime ties to Penn
As the nation prepares for its 46th president to take office Wednesday, Jan. 20, Penn Today reflects on the lasting impact he’s had at the University.
Semester in D.C. offers capital connections
Semester in D.C. offers capital connections
Students participating in the Penn in Washington program gain a true sense of day-to-day working life in the nation’s capital.
With Joe Biden, talking politics is always personal
With Joe Biden, talking politics is always personal
The Presidential Professor of Practice shared the stage with Penn President Amy Gutmann on Tuesday afternoon for a wide discussion on global affairs and other matters closer to home.
In Japan, students learn to savor the moment
In Japan, students learn to savor the moment
Nine students spent a week in Japan though a Penn Biden Center program. After a whirlwind tour that included a visit to Hiroshima and a home stay, students say the experience was life-changing.
Bringing world leaders together around competing visions of the global order
Bringing world leaders together around competing visions of the global order
Former U.S. National Security Advisors H.R. McMaster and Susan Rice will be the headline speakers at a two-day Perry World House colloquium in September, with former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Nick Clegg participating in the Penn Biden Leaders Dialogue.
Biden talks March for our Lives, Russia, and Cancer Moonshot
Biden talks March for our Lives, Russia, and Cancer Moonshot
In Joe Biden’s opinion, if there’s one line from JFK’s famous “moon speech” that can best describe where the nation is at in curing cancer, it’s that “we are unwilling to postpone.” To a jam-packed Irvine Auditorium, Biden deliberately and passionately declared: “Every second counts.”
Joe Biden, Amy Gutmann join for a conversation on March 29
Open to all in the Penn community, the conversation, which will touch on global affairs and other topical subjects, will conclude with an audience Q&A.
Penn’s new home in Washington
Penn’s new home in Washington
The Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement—a place for debate and discussion—opened on Feb. 8 in Washington, D.C.
Support and collaboration between U.S. and Mexico crucial for success
Support and collaboration between U.S. and Mexico crucial for success
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón engaged in a wide-ranging discussion about global and national issues during the inaugural Penn Biden Global Leaders Dialogue.
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Russian hackers work several times faster than Chinese counterparts, new data shows
Michael Carpenter of the Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement said Russian hackers are “the most aggressive and risk-tolerant because they’ve broken so many international norms and face so few repercussions that they don’t really believe there will be any serious consequences to their action.”
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Philadelphia Inquirer
A UPenn conference shows where Democratic and GOP visions of global order could meet.
Joseph Biden, Susan Rice, H.R. McMaster and others participated in a colloquium at Perry World House last week. All emphasized the need to bridge internal divisions within the country.
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The Washington Post
Russia and the West battle over Macedonia’s future ahead of name-change referendum
Michael Carpenter of the Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement weighed in on a Macedonian referendum that could have changed the nation’s name. “If they vote no, Russia sees this as a huge victory,” said Carpenter.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Joe Biden Now Has His Caricature From the Palm
Former Vice President Joe Biden has cemented his relationship with the city of Philadelphia through his work with the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement and his acceptance of Penn’s Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice Professor role, among other bonds.
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