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NROTC graduates transition from students to leaders
NROTC graduates transition from students to leaders
For three May graduates, Commencement also marks the transition from personal development to military leadership.
‘Abortion and Women’s Rights 1970’: A film that’s newly timely
‘Abortion and Women’s Rights 1970’: A film that’s newly timely
Five decades ago, ahead of the landmark ruling Roe v. Wade, political scientist Mary Summers worked on a documentary film. That film is gaining new viewers through a recently launched website.
Penn junior Ha-Nam Yoon named a Udall Scholar
Penn junior Ha-Nam Yoon named a Udall Scholar
Ha-Nam Yoon, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2022 Udall Scholar by the Udall Foundation, recognized for leadership, public service, and a commitment to issues related to the environment.
How Lucas Monroe defines leadership
How Lucas Monroe defines leadership
Lucas Monroe, a political science major from Abington, Pennsylvania, combines athletics and introspection to take on a leadership role in social justice work on campus and beyond.
‘The Cold War’s Long Shadow’
‘The Cold War’s Long Shadow’
As a visiting fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in India (CASI), Swagato Ganguly gave a talk on “The Cold War’s Long Shadow: Indian Foreign Policy and the Current State of Play of Indo-Pacific Geopolitics.”
Symposium highlights range and reach of Penn Global research
Symposium highlights range and reach of Penn Global research
The Penn Global Research and Engagement Grant is supporting 21 faculty-led projects that span research, capacity-building, and development efforts across Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, India, China, and beyond.
Philip Gressman thinks mathematics can make for fairer elections
Philip Gressman thinks mathematics can make for fairer elections
The professor of mathematics wants to make elections fairer through the application of computational mathematics to redistricting maps.
Course shows students how Washington really works
Course shows students how Washington really works
Penn and George Mason University students traveled to Washington, D.C. every Friday this spring for a class that gives the inside scoop on policymaking inside the Beltway.
Turning Latin America green
Turning Latin America green
Santiago Cunial, a doctoral candidate in political science, investigates issues surrounding green energy in Chile and Argentina.
Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations speaks at Perry World House
Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations speaks at Perry World House
The fight against Russian aggression in Ukraine is also a fight to protect Europe and democracy globally, said Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ukraine’s representative to the UN, speaking with Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Trudy Rubin at Perry World House.
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Why Trump’s guy winning the primary for Pennsylvania governor should worry the GOP
Brian Rosenwald of the School of Arts & Sciences points out that, for Republicans to win statewide in Pennsylvania, everything needs to break their way.
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Diverse Education
Will primary races in Pennsylvania forecast the political agenda for the fall?
Marc Meredith of the School of Arts & Sciences says that, for education in Pennsylvania the more consequential primary election on Tuesday was about the governorship.
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London School of Economics and Political Science
Much more than meh: The 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly Elections
Brendan O’Leary of the School of Arts & Sciences discuss the results of this year's Northern Ireland Assembly election.
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Governing
Pennsylvania’s crowded field of Republican gubernatorial candidates
Daniel Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on the likelihood of Democrat Josh Shapiro winning the Pennsylvania governorship in a Republican-leaning year.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Elected officials shouldn’t do redistricting
John Kromer of the School of Arts & Sciences wrote an opinion piece arguing that redistricting should be managed by an independent commission and not elected officials, who, he says, “have a built-in conflict of interest with respect to the reshaping of election districts.”
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The Washington Post
A president navigates how to ask for painful sacrifices from Americans for Ukraine
Carolyn Marvin of the Annenberg School for Communication spoke about President Biden’s efforts to unify the country in support of Ukraine. “It’s economic pain. It’s unfortunate, it’s difficult—but it’s not the sacrifice that brings all the warring factions together,” she said. “But the kind of sacrifice that really is meaningful to people is loss of life of their own group. And that’s not what’s on the table for Americans at this point.”
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