11/15
Amanda Mott
Director of News and Media
ammott@upenn.edu
Penn Global
University announces Penn Global Middle East Distinguished Visiting Scholar Initiative
University announces Penn Global Middle East Distinguished Visiting Scholar Initiative
The program will formally launch in fall 2025 with the arrival of the inaugural visiting scholar, Dahlia Scheindlin, followed by Shay Hazkani in spring 2026, and Amal Jamal in fall 2026.
Penn’s Silfen Forum addresses ‘waging peace’
Penn’s Silfen Forum addresses ‘waging peace’
At the 2024 Silfen Forum, former Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority Salam Fayyad and former Israeli Ambassador Itamar Rabinovich spoke about dialogue and diplomacy in the Middle East.
Penn Washington names inaugural Senior Fellows Julian Zelizer and Steven Pearlstein
Penn Washington names inaugural Senior Fellows Julian Zelizer and Steven Pearlstein
The Senior Fellows will lead two programs focusing on higher education and Congress and policy.
In ‘Sacred Stuff,’ students explore religion through material culture
In ‘Sacred Stuff,’ students explore religion through material culture
In the Penn Global Seminar “Sacred Stuff” taught by religious studies professor Donovan Schaefer, students visited religious sites in England.
Where scientific nationalism meets tradition
Where scientific nationalism meets tradition
In May, John Kehayias led a Penn Global Seminar to Japan, exploring ideas of wartime-era scientific nationalism while cultivating cross-cultural exchange.
New dissertation grants expand global research support
New dissertation grants expand global research support
The newly established Penn Global Dissertation Grants program provides as much as $8,000 in funding to each of 11 Ph.D. candidates to enhance global components in their research.
Penn Global Seminar offers a look at Italy’s Palermo in Empires, Migrations, and Mafia
Penn Global Seminar offers a look at Italy’s Palermo in Empires, Migrations, and Mafia
As part of the spring course Domenic Vitiello of the Weitzman School of Design and School of Arts & Sciences led students on a trip exploring Sicily’s capital and its eras of colonization, imperial rule, Mafia, and migration.
Two international students honored with the 2024 Penn Global Student Citizenship Award
Two international students honored with the 2024 Penn Global Student Citizenship Award
Aishwarya Pawar, a Ph.D. student at the Perelman School of Medicine, is the graduate student winner, and David Kato, a fourth-year political science major in the School of Arts & Sciences, is the undergraduate winner.
Making study abroad accessible
Making study abroad accessible
Kristyn Palmiotto was named executive director of Penn Abroad in the fall. Here, she discusses what’s next for the program and her journey to the University.
Passport drive opens up the world to undergrads
Passport drive opens up the world to undergrads
Penn Abroad provided fully funded passports to undergraduates who have never held a passport before, with priority given to students who receive financial aid.
Media Contact
In the News
Associated Press
Far fewer young Americans now want to study in China. Both countries are trying to fix that
Amy Gadsden of Penn Global says that American interest in studying in China is declining due to foreign businesses closing their offices there and Beijing’s draconian governing style.
FULL STORY →
Philadelphia Inquirer
Scholars at risk in their own countries find a new home at Penn
Penn Global’s Scholars-at-Risk program is featured. Global’s Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Scott Moore, Penn Carey Law’s Eric Feldman, and Wharton’s Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, along with former and current scholars Angel Alvarado, Pavel Golubev, and Jawad Moradi are interviewed.
FULL STORY →
The Washington Post
China’s cautious, curious Middle East game
Neysun Mahboubi of Penn Global says that China’s persecution of Uyghur Muslims doesn’t resonate as strongly in the Muslim world as the Palestinian issue.
FULL STORY →
Axios
Future of 44-year-old science agreement caught in middle of U.S.-China tensions
Scott Moore of Penn Global says that it’s unimaginable to think of where China was in science and tech in the ‘70s versus now.
FULL STORY →
USA Today
No, WEF did not declare all humans must have microchip implanted
Scott Moore of Penn Global says that the World Economic Forum doesn’t have the ability to mandate the laws and policies of governments.
FULL STORY →
USA Today
No, the World Economic Forum did not ban natural conception of babies
Scott Moore of Penn Global says that the World Economic Forum doesn’t have the ability to mandate the laws and policies of governments around the globe.
FULL STORY →