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Measuring the ripple effects of reforestation and sustainable cocoa cultivation
cocoa beans

(Image: Christina Seybolt, courtesy of Heather Huntington)

Measuring the ripple effects of reforestation and sustainable cocoa cultivation

With support from the Penn Global Engagement Fund, Heather Huntington is investigating the impact of reforestation and sustainable agriculture interventions on livelihoods, biodiversity, and human health in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.

Liana F. Wait

Michael Weisberg appointed interim director of Perry World House
Michael Weisberg at a podium in Penn’s Perry World House.

Michael Weisberg is the Bess W. Heyman President’s Distinguished Professor and Chair of Philosophy in the School of Arts and Sciences.

(Image: Courtesy of Perry World House)

Michael Weisberg appointed interim director of Perry World House

Weisberg has served as Senior Faculty Fellow, Global Climate Policy Lead, and director of Post-Graduate Programs at Perry World House since 2020.
Becoming American: A ceremony for new citizens
Newly naturalized U.S. citizens raise their right hands to take the oath of citizenship in the Harrison Auditorium at the Penn Museum, with officials on a stage in front of them and an American flag on the right side of the stage.

The naturalization ceremony at the Penn Museum’s Harrison Auditorium featured 37 new American citizens.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Global)

Becoming American: A ceremony for new citizens

In keeping with its motto of “bringing the world to Penn and Penn to the world,” Penn Global hosted a naturalization ceremony on campus for 37 new citizens.

Kristen de Groot

China, UAE, and the race to stop climate change
The outside of a building in the UAE in the midday sun.

Image: Jennifer Frank

China, UAE, and the race to stop climate change

A Penn Global Seminar looked at the driving forces behind China’s climate policy, and took students to the United Arab Emirates to see some of those decarbonization efforts in action.

Kristen de Groot

Global learning in Cairo
A group of students take pictures on a rooftop deck. The city of Cairo, with its skyscrapers and minarets, are visible in the background

Founded by the Fatimid Caliphate in 969, the city of Cairo has “layer upon layer of history,” says Fayyaz Vellani. “It has all this rich cultural texture and heritage that just is observable every day.”

(Image: Fayyaz Vellani)

Global learning in Cairo

Cairo as Palimpsest is a Penn Global course that introduces students to the layers of Egyptian history.

Kristina Linnea García