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Perry World House announces 2025-26 Distinguished Visiting Fellows

The 21 Distinguished Visiting Fellows will engage with students, staff, faculty, and the community on pressing global issues including climate change, democracy, global justice, human rights, and security. They represent NGOs, media, education, government, and the private sector.

Perry World House 2025-26 World House Student Fellows

The 35 World House Student Fellows have weekly seminars with expert faculty and policymakers who visit Perry World House, and work on a yearlong client-driven policy project with an external partner like a nongovernmental organization or government office.

Lynn Meskell elected Fellow to the British Academy

The honor recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences.

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Irina Marinov: How to prepare for the impacts of a changing climate

Irina Marinov, associate professor at the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, leads a research community focused on understanding global climate impacts, risks, and vulnerabilities to enable local action.

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Autonomous weapon systems: No human-in-the-loop required, and other myths dispelled

Michael C. Horowitz of the School of Arts & Sciences and Perry World House authors a piece about autonomous weapon systems.

Building resilience on information manipulation

Perry World House convened a conference on “Media, Democracy, and Repression” in February, bringing together policymakers, scholars, researchers, and journalists to examine developments in information manipulation, evaluate the role of local and public media institutions in democracies, and analyze what steps governments, civil society, and others can take to build resilience to foreign and domestic information manipulation and interference.

Perry World House hosts expert roundtable on the margins of the 2025 World Bank and International Monetary Fund spring meetings

Penn’s Perry World House, the International Peace Institute, and United Nations University hosted an expert roundtable discussion featuring policymakers, academics, and practitioners exploring the steps that multilateral institutions, countries, and subnational actors might take to meet the climate finance ambitions agreed in Baku.

What America gets wrong about the AI race

In an opinion essay, Radha Iyengar Plumb of Perry World House and Michael C. Horowitz of the School of Arts & Sciences say that the U.S. needs to accelerate foundational investments, stronger energy grids, low-cost technologies, and strategic partnerships to remain ahead in the global AI race.

Perry World House conference examines migration and human rights

Perry World House’s (PWH) annual conference of the Thakore Family Global Justice and Human Rights Program welcomed keynote speaker Amy Pope, director-general of the International Organization for Migration and a PWH distinguished visiting fellow in a conversation with Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein.

Amy Gutmann speaking on stage at Perry World House.

Penn leaders-turned-diplomats reflect on American statecraft and foreign policy

In a conversation at Perry World House event on “Common Sense Diplomacy,” President Emerita Amy Gutmann and former trustee chair David Cohen shared insights and experiences.

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