The ‘true value of women’s work’ The new building on Wayne Ave. includes posters, banners, and ephemera from the movement’s 50-year history. nocred The ‘true value of women’s work’ The Wages for Housework movement is a precursor to the Child Tax Credit and guaranteed income, says sociologist Pilar Gonalons-Pons. A community center in Germantown houses their 50-year archive and carries on the work.
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Why class diversity can be ‘invisible’ at colleges Penn In the News EdSurge Why class diversity can be ‘invisible’ at colleges Camille Charles of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses the socioeconomic diversity of Black students on college campuses. Seeing disability differently Image: Holly Stapleton Seeing disability differently Scholars are trying to understand—and change—how the world works for people with disabilities. Comparing urban and rural excess mortality during COVID-19 Image: iStock/Maksym Belchenko Comparing urban and rural excess mortality during COVID-19 The first-ever county-level study of excess mortality in the United States shows monthly excess deaths spread from large cities to rural counties in the second year of the pandemic. Just made a queer memory? Drop a pin Penn In the News The New York Times Just made a queer memory? Drop a pin Casey Ross of the School of Arts & Sciences uses Queering the Map, a crowdsourced digital atlas of LGBTQ landmarks, as course material to show that maps can be tools of outreach, storytelling, and “disruption.” Schools in poorer neighborhoods struggle to keep teachers. How offering them more money and power might help Penn In the News CalMatters Schools in poorer neighborhoods struggle to keep teachers. How offering them more money and power might help Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education says that giving educators more authority at their workplace makes them feel like respected professionals. Making Turkey great again: How Erdogan rode to reelection on a nationalist wave Penn In the News Los Angeles Times Making Turkey great again: How Erdogan rode to reelection on a nationalist wave Harun Küçük of the School of Arts & Sciences says that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rosy view of the country’s future resonated with voters more than the opposition’s focus on his missteps. How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions Penn In the News Associated Press How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts explains why the child welfare system can be particularly risky for Black and Indigenous families. Ancient medicine in today’s world Image: Courtesy of Taylor Dysart Ancient medicine in today’s world Taylor Dysart, a doctoral candidate in the School of Arts & Sciences’ Department of History and Sociology of Science, probes modern science’s enthrallment with the powerful Amazonian intoxicant ayahuasca. Load More
Seeing disability differently Image: Holly Stapleton Seeing disability differently Scholars are trying to understand—and change—how the world works for people with disabilities.
Comparing urban and rural excess mortality during COVID-19 Image: iStock/Maksym Belchenko Comparing urban and rural excess mortality during COVID-19 The first-ever county-level study of excess mortality in the United States shows monthly excess deaths spread from large cities to rural counties in the second year of the pandemic.
Just made a queer memory? Drop a pin Penn In the News The New York Times Just made a queer memory? Drop a pin Casey Ross of the School of Arts & Sciences uses Queering the Map, a crowdsourced digital atlas of LGBTQ landmarks, as course material to show that maps can be tools of outreach, storytelling, and “disruption.” Schools in poorer neighborhoods struggle to keep teachers. How offering them more money and power might help Penn In the News CalMatters Schools in poorer neighborhoods struggle to keep teachers. How offering them more money and power might help Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education says that giving educators more authority at their workplace makes them feel like respected professionals. Making Turkey great again: How Erdogan rode to reelection on a nationalist wave Penn In the News Los Angeles Times Making Turkey great again: How Erdogan rode to reelection on a nationalist wave Harun Küçük of the School of Arts & Sciences says that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rosy view of the country’s future resonated with voters more than the opposition’s focus on his missteps. How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions Penn In the News Associated Press How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts explains why the child welfare system can be particularly risky for Black and Indigenous families. Ancient medicine in today’s world Image: Courtesy of Taylor Dysart Ancient medicine in today’s world Taylor Dysart, a doctoral candidate in the School of Arts & Sciences’ Department of History and Sociology of Science, probes modern science’s enthrallment with the powerful Amazonian intoxicant ayahuasca. Load More
Schools in poorer neighborhoods struggle to keep teachers. How offering them more money and power might help Penn In the News CalMatters Schools in poorer neighborhoods struggle to keep teachers. How offering them more money and power might help Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education says that giving educators more authority at their workplace makes them feel like respected professionals. Making Turkey great again: How Erdogan rode to reelection on a nationalist wave Penn In the News Los Angeles Times Making Turkey great again: How Erdogan rode to reelection on a nationalist wave Harun Küçük of the School of Arts & Sciences says that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rosy view of the country’s future resonated with voters more than the opposition’s focus on his missteps. How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions Penn In the News Associated Press How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts explains why the child welfare system can be particularly risky for Black and Indigenous families. Ancient medicine in today’s world Image: Courtesy of Taylor Dysart Ancient medicine in today’s world Taylor Dysart, a doctoral candidate in the School of Arts & Sciences’ Department of History and Sociology of Science, probes modern science’s enthrallment with the powerful Amazonian intoxicant ayahuasca. Load More
Making Turkey great again: How Erdogan rode to reelection on a nationalist wave Penn In the News Los Angeles Times Making Turkey great again: How Erdogan rode to reelection on a nationalist wave Harun Küçük of the School of Arts & Sciences says that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rosy view of the country’s future resonated with voters more than the opposition’s focus on his missteps. How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions Penn In the News Associated Press How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts explains why the child welfare system can be particularly risky for Black and Indigenous families. Ancient medicine in today’s world Image: Courtesy of Taylor Dysart Ancient medicine in today’s world Taylor Dysart, a doctoral candidate in the School of Arts & Sciences’ Department of History and Sociology of Science, probes modern science’s enthrallment with the powerful Amazonian intoxicant ayahuasca. Load More
How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions Penn In the News Associated Press How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts explains why the child welfare system can be particularly risky for Black and Indigenous families. Ancient medicine in today’s world Image: Courtesy of Taylor Dysart Ancient medicine in today’s world Taylor Dysart, a doctoral candidate in the School of Arts & Sciences’ Department of History and Sociology of Science, probes modern science’s enthrallment with the powerful Amazonian intoxicant ayahuasca.
Ancient medicine in today’s world Image: Courtesy of Taylor Dysart Ancient medicine in today’s world Taylor Dysart, a doctoral candidate in the School of Arts & Sciences’ Department of History and Sociology of Science, probes modern science’s enthrallment with the powerful Amazonian intoxicant ayahuasca.