Skip to Content Skip to Content

Racial Justice

The 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is back in person
Walkers cup lit candles with mittened hands as snow falls on College Hall

The 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service will conclude with a candlelight vigil including songs and quotations from King. (Image: University of Pennsylvania/Flickr)

The 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is back in person

With lectures, community service projects, and informational events, the Day of Service and Commemorative Symposium unites the Penn community through social change.

Kristina García

A more equitable society starts with social justice
students sitting around a table outside on locust walk Members of the Social Justice Scholars Program (from left to right): Josh Arinze, Gianni Morsell, Joelle Eliza Lingat, and Paloma Brand. Morsell and Brand were part of the first cohort of scholars and are expected to graduate in 2023. Arinze, who will also graduate in 2023, and Lingat, who will graduate in 2024, are members of the second cohort.

A more equitable society starts with social justice

The Social Justice Scholars Program at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice is broadening access to graduate student education.

Sarah Punderson

Five ways to give this holiday season
A caregiver "toasting" mugs with a toddler

Bridging the education gap is one way donors can meet crucial needs, says Rosqueta. Image: All Our Kin. 

Five ways to give this holiday season

The Center for High Impact Philanthropy identifies strategies for donors seeking to do more good.

Kristina García

Who, What, Why: Kimberly Cárdenas on intersectional politics in political science
A woman in a trench coat smiles at the camera

Kimberly Cárdenas, a doctoral candidate in political science, studies the political engagement of LGBTQ+ Black and Latinx populations.

Who, What, Why: Kimberly Cárdenas on intersectional politics in political science

Doctoral candidate Kimberly Cárdenas considers the growing numbers of LGBTQ+ Black and Latinx Americans—and how they participate in the political process.

Kristina García

At Engaging Minds, three Penn Integrates Knowledge Professors take the stage
Lance Freeman, at a podium on a stage, speaks to a crowd with a presentation displayed in the background

At Engaging Minds, three Penn Integrates Knowledge Professors take the stage

Alumni heard Lance Freeman examine racial equity in city planning, Dolores Albarracín talk about how conspiracy theories take hold, and Kevin Johnson discuss the importance of clear science communication.

Michele W. Berger

Faith in public life 
A black-and-white-image of a man with a hand on his heart

In a speaker series for the School of Social Policy & Practice, Ben Jealous hosted Chaplain Charles “Chaz” Howard and Rabbi David Saperstein.

Faith in public life 

In a conversation sponsored by the School of Social Policy & Practice, Ben Jealous discussed religion’s potential to transform society with Charles ‘Chaz’ Howard and David Saperstein.

Kristina García

Thinking ‘beyond the hospital’ for Black men recovering from traumatic injury
Person with a goatee and moustache wearing a tee-shirt and vest, the hand wrapped up in gauze as if it was injured. The person has a pained expression.

Image: iStock/Rawpixel

Thinking ‘beyond the hospital’ for Black men recovering from traumatic injury

Research from Penn Nursing and Penn Medicine found that where these patients live and return post-hospitalization affects whether they’ll experience symptoms of depression or PTSD as they heal.

Michele W. Berger

Who, What, Why: Lucía Stavig
Lucia Stavig poses in front of the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies (CLALS)

Lucía Stavig, a Peruvian postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies, works on healing through connection in the Andes.

 

Who, What, Why: Lucía Stavig

Lucía Stavig, a Peruvian postdoctoral fellow in anthropology, works on healing through connection in the Andes.

Kristina García

Affirmative action’s future waits as SCOTUS hears arguments
Philadelphia Inquirer

Affirmative action’s future waits as SCOTUS hears arguments

Cara McClellan of Penn Carey Law calls the claims that race-conscious admissions are unconstitutional a direct attack on more than 40 years of legal precedent.