Penn Global

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.”

Budding diplomats and scholars in the University of Pennsylvania’s Latin American and Latino Studies program engaged with Luis Almagro, secretary general of the Organization of American States, at the Wharton Latin America Conference. 

Students of Penn Global Seminars enjoy an alternative spring break by traveling to Jordan and Israel to learn about conflict, culture and global engagement.

Nearly 8,000 miles from the University of Pennsylvania’s campus in Philadelphia, eight students immersed themselves in “The Performing Arts of Modern South India” through a year-long course that included a 12-day visit to India and continues through the spring.

On Thursday, Feb. 8, University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann and Joseph R.

By John Gans Jr.

U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, spoke at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perry World House on Thursday about threats to democracy.

Penn Libraries is collaborating with the Council on Library Information Resources and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in offering three grants to digitize materials and collections for the global public to access.

A new collaboration between Kelly Writers House and Perry World House offers a residency program for journalists whose work puts their safety at risk.