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Invested and engaged
View of Philadelphia skyline with Penn Park in foreground
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    • Invested and engaged

    In a Q&A, Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli reflects on the University’s latest Economic Impact Report and the new effort to include an account of Penn’s civic engagement and impact on Philadelphia, its residents, and surrounding communities.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Myanmar coup, explained
    Members of Myanmar police stand by a cordoned off blockade area on the street.

    A police cordon in Myanmar on Feb. 1, 2021. (Image: OneNews)

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    • Myanmar coup, explained

    Laura Edwards, an LL.M. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law and Myanmar expert, shares her take on the crisis.

    Kristen de Groot

    Historian Mia Bay on ‘Traveling Black’
    Historical photograph of Union Terminal waiting room with African American travelers

    Jacksonville Union Terminal segregated waiting room during the Great Migration.

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    • Historian Mia Bay on ‘Traveling Black’

    The professor of history’s new book explores the intertwined history of travel segregation and African American struggles for freedom of movement.

    Kristen de Groot

    Seeing clearly through the fog of war
    Side-by-side photos of author and book cover of Rational Fog by M. Susan Lindee
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    • Seeing clearly through the fog of war

    In a new book, science historian M. Susan Lindee of the School of Arts & Sciences explores the interplay between scientific progress and violence in modern war.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Capitol attack: Where does American democracy go from here?
    The U.S. Capitol building is seen at dusk

    The U.S. Capitol at dusk.

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    • Capitol attack: Where does American democracy go from here?

    As the nation processes the unprecedented mob attack on the U.S. Capitol, many are wondering what happens now for America. Legal scholar Claire Finkelstein shares her thoughts on the siege and its effects on democracy.

    Kristen de Groot

    Presidential pardons, explained
    President Gerald Ford and two others are see from behind walking down a White House outdoor walkway in 1975

    President Gerald Ford walking to his office at the White House, Washington, D.C., Jan. 1, 1975, months after pardoning his predecessor Richard Nixon. (Image: Marion S. Trikosko/Library of Congress) 

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    • Presidential pardons, explained

    Law expert Kermit Roosevelt discusses how the pardon process works and why it exists in the first place.

    Kristen de Groot

    ‘What makes us human’: Amy Lutz on autism and community
    Amy Lutz seated with her husband and children in nature.

    From left to right, top row: Erika Lutz, Amy Lutz, Andrew Lutz, Aaron Lutz. Bottom row: Hilary Lutz, Jonah Lutz, Gretchen Lutz. (Image: Courtesy Amy Lutz)

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    • ‘What makes us human’: Amy Lutz on autism and community

    In “We Walk: Life with Severe Autism,” doctoral candidate Amy Lutz examines what it means to be in community.

    Kristina García

    How did echo chambers influence the 2020 election?
    A close-up image of a hand holding a mobile phone, with the words "News," "Business," Politics" and "Sports" visible on the screen. Next to the phone is a cup of coffee. In the background are blurred open books.
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    • How did echo chambers influence the 2020 election?

    Research from the Annenberg School for Communication shows that people are consuming news from more diverse sources, but many don’t consume any news at all. It’s too soon to tell what role that played in the recent race for president.

    Michele W. Berger , Julie Sloane