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Social Work
Sex workers’ rights
Sex workers’ rights
A Fulbright award augments Toorjo Ghose’s work to document and support the social movement happening among sex workers in India against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.
SP2’s Roberta Iversen on labor history and innovating for the future
SP2’s Roberta Iversen on labor history and innovating for the future
In her new book, Iversen proposes that a different future could be possible in areas such as civic engagement and infrastructure for the benefit of both workers and their communities.
Who, What, Why: Tyra Moore on her commitment to mental health care for Black Americans
Who, What, Why: Tyra Moore on her commitment to mental health care for Black Americans
The doctoral student in the School of Social Policy & Practice received the Joy Award from the Boris L. Henson Foundation and is writing a dissertation on teen parenting within the foster care system.
$12.5M in new scholarships to enrich student population diversity at the School of Social Policy & Practice
$12.5M in new scholarships to enrich student population diversity at the School of Social Policy & Practice
The resources will provide unprecedented support for graduate students in social work, social policy, and nonprofit leadership
Desmond Patton appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
Desmond Patton appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
Patton will be Penn’s Brian and Randi Schwartz University Professor, with joint appointments in the School of Social Policy & Practice and the Annenberg School for Communication and a secondary appointment in the Perelman School of Medicine.
Understanding migration and the arts
Understanding migration and the arts
In the latest episode of Penn Today’s “Understand This …” podcast series, Obed Arango of the School of Social Policy & Practice, alongside Wolf Humanities Graduate Fellow Shelley Zhang, discuss migration, the arts, and identity.
Fighting food insecurity
Fighting food insecurity
Students from the Fox Leadership Program have lent their time and expertise to hunger organizations for more than a decade, and during the pandemic they’ve upped their involvement to meet the growing need.
‘Black Families Matter’
‘Black Families Matter’
In a lecture organized by the Penn Program on Regulation, PIK Professor Dorothy E. Roberts argued that the U.S. child welfare system is designed to police Black families, not to protect children, and must be abolished and replaced with a new vision of family support and child safety.
‘The passionate pursuit of social justice’
‘The passionate pursuit of social justice’
The School of Social Policy & Practice addresses social inequities through research.
Penn Vet dual degrees: The student experience
Penn Vet dual degrees: The student experience
The expansion of the dual degree program is timely, given the recent perfect storm of a pandemic; growing awareness of social, racial and economic inequity; and increased impact of climate change .
In the News
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee’s Housing First programs shows how lifting people out of homelessness can improve health, and cut costs
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice estimates that the homeless population older than 65 will triple by 2030 and says that rental assistance works better than building shelters.
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Business Insider
More than 180,000 Los Angeles County residents applied to take part in its $1,000-monthly universal basic income scheme
The Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice is studying Los Angeles County’s universal basic income scheme.
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“Midday,” WYPR Radio (Baltimore)
Dorothy Roberts’ ‘Torn Apart’ spotlights inequities in foster care
PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts discusses the release of her book “Torn Apart,” which argues that the nation’s child welfare system deprives Black families of fundamental rights and should be dismantled.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
In Philly’s DHS crisis, a bleak reminder of how America treats its most vulnerable children
PIK Professor Dorothy E. Roberts calls for dismantling America’s child welfare system, arguing that it largely punishes Black families for being poor.
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Marketplace (NPR)
Programs pilot guaranteed income for artists
Amy Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice comments on a universal basic income program for artists.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Takeaways from one of the largest surveys of Philly renters
Cypress Marrs of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that, as the federal government moves on from the emergency resources it provided to households during the pandemic, the housing crisis is far from over.
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