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Russia’s disinformation campaign against the U.S.
People walking in Moscow's Red Square are reflected in a puddle on the ground

Moscow’s Red Square, Dec. 28, 2021. (Image: AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russia’s disinformation campaign against the U.S.

Mitchell Orenstein of the Russia and East European Studies Program discusses the Kremlin’s manipulation tactics in a conversation with Russian politician and dissident Konstantin Borovoi.

Kristen de Groot

Inspiring people, place, and purpose
penn president amy gutmann

Inspiring people, place, and purpose

Penn President Amy Gutmann’s record tenure of nearly 18 years is the University’s most transformative.

Penn Today Staff

Can Russia be stopped?
Trudy Rubin and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Alexander Vershbow sit in chairs on a stage with a sign between them reading Perry World House

Trudy Rubin (left), foreign affairs columnist with the Philadelphia Inquirer, and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Alexander Vershbow discuss tensions between Russia and Ukraine at Perry World House. (Image: Courtesy of Perry World House)

Can Russia be stopped?

Alexander Vershbow, former U.S. ambassador to Russia and Perry World House Distinguished Visiting Fellow, discusses Russia’s military buildup along the Ukrainian border that’s stoking invasion fears.

Kristen de Groot

On the Galápagos, an underwater exploration of marine life
sea lion with divers

Homepage image: The diving project is part of a larger initiative called Projecto Laboratorio para Apreciar la Vida y el Ambiente or Project LAVA, which also includes research about the effect humans are having on sea lions in the Galápagos.

On the Galápagos, an underwater exploration of marine life

In collaboration with a local dive instructor and the students he trained, researchers from Penn and Villanova are learning how human presence affects life on the seafloor around these islands.

Michele W. Berger

The seas are coming for us in Kiribati. Will Australia rehome us?

The seas are coming for us in Kiribati. Will Australia rehome us?

Perry World House Distinguished Global Leader-in-Residence Anote Tong, former president of the Republic of Kiribati, co-wrote an article about the uncertain future of Kiribati amid rising sea levels. “What we need is a model where displaced people can migrate to host nations when their homes become uninhabitable,” Tong and co-author Akka Rimon wrote. “Countries like Australia need workers—and we will soon need homes.”

Penn at COP26: By the numbers
The midnight sun shines across sea ice.

The midnight sun shines across sea ice along the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. (Image: AP Photo/David Goldman)

Penn at COP26: By the numbers

A look at who is representing the University at this global conference, what they’re focused on, and how it fits into the bigger picture of worldwide climate action.

Michele W. Berger

Colin Powell’s legacy
Colin Powell, wearing full military garb and standing at a brown wooden podium with a microphone, gestures to his right, sweeping his arm that direction

Colin Powell, seen here making a speech during his time as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died this week at the age of 84. (Image: Robert D. Ward)

Colin Powell’s legacy

Historian Mary Frances Berry and Perry World House Visiting Fellow Alice Hunt Friend share thoughts on Powell’s impact on and off the battlefield.

Kristen de Groot

Africa’s Iron Lady 
Former president of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf sits on a stage with NPR reporter Deborah Amos, with rows of onlookers in chairs and a sign behind them reading Perry World House

Former President of Liberia and Nobel Peace Prize winner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (left) speaks with National Public Radio international correspondent Deborah Amos at Perry World House on Sept. 28. 2021. (Image: Courtesy Amy Guo of Penn Lens)

Africa’s Iron Lady 

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former president of Liberia and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, came to Perry World House as part of the Global Order Colloquium.

Kristen de Groot

Perry World House turns 5
grand opening of perry world house

Students, faculty, dignitaries, and special guests came out for the grand opening of Perry World House on Sept. 20, 2016.

Perry World House turns 5

In a photo essay, Penn Today highlights some of the center’s memorable guests and events from over the half decade.

Kristen de Groot

Afghanistan’s future after the U.S. withdrawal
Meg Guliford, John Gans, Wazhmah Osman and Trudy Rubin sit in chairs on a stage with the words Perry World House on the wall behind them

The Perry World House event featuring Meg K. Guliford (left), John Gans (second from left), Wazhmah Osman (second from right) looked at the future of Afghanistan and was moderated by Trudy Rubin (right).

Afghanistan’s future after the U.S. withdrawal

Perry World House held a hybrid panel this week to look at what the future holds for Afghanistan, featuring in-person speakers and audience members, as well as virtual attendees watching online.

Kristen de Groot