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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks at Fels
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg sits at his desk in Washington, D.C.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke at the Fels Public Policy in Practice series from his office in Washington, D.C.

(Image: Courtesy of Fels Institute of Government)

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks at Fels

Buttigieg’s discussion with Fels Distinguished Fellow Elizabeth Vale was part of the Fels Public Policy in Practice series.

Kristen de Groot

The Supreme Court arguments on social media laws
he Guardian of Law sculpture is seen at the west entrance of the Supreme Court in Washington.

The Guardian of Law sculpture at the west entrance of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

(Image: AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The Supreme Court arguments on social media laws

Justin (Gus) Hurwitz, academic director at the Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition at Penn Carey Law, discusses the pair of cases and the consequential ramifications of a ruling.

Kristen de Groot

Finding new ways to evaluate voters’ beliefs
Nicholas Dias.

Nicholas Dias is a doctoral student at the Annenberg School for Communication.

(Image: Courtesy of Annenberg School for Communication)

Finding new ways to evaluate voters’ beliefs

In his dissertation research, joint communication and political science doctoral student Nicholas Dias searches for new ways to gauge voter competency.

From Annenberg School for Communication

Alexei Navalny’s death and legacy
A person touches a photo of Alexei Navalny after laying flowers at the Memorial to Victims of Political Repression in St. Petersburg, Russia.

A photo of Alexei Navalny at the Memorial to Victims of Political Repression in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Feb. 17.

(Image: AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Alexei Navalny’s death and legacy

Three experts from around the University share their thoughts on what Navalny’s death means for the opposition movement, for Putin’s grip on power, and for Russia going forward.

Kristen de Groot

Lech Wałęsa on the state of democracy
Lech Walesa and Trudy Rubin sit on a stage at Perry World House.

Former Polish president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Lech Wałęsa (left) in a discussion with Trudy Rubin at Perry World House.

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Lech Wałęsa on the state of democracy

The former Polish president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate had a wide-ranging chat with Philadelphia Inquirer columnist and Perry World House Visiting Fellow Trudy Rubin, tackling topics like Russia, Ukraine, and how to build democracies.

Kristen de Groot

Two scholars on bridging difference to speak about the Middle East
Three people sit on a stage in front of a screen reading Perry World House, University of Pennsylvania.

(Left to right) Scholars Omar Dajani and Mira Sucharov shared how they find ways to communicate across differences in a conversation at Perry World House moderated by Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein.

(Image: Courtesy of Perry World House)

Two scholars on bridging difference to speak about the Middle East

In a conversation hosted by Perry World House, Omar Dajani, a Palestinian-American professor of law, and Mira Sucharov, a Canadian-Jewish professor of political science, shared their experience working together and discussed how despite their different views, they find ways to communicate and look for what they have in common.

Penn Today Staff