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Who, What, Why: Rich Lizardo on poverty in early modern Spain
Rich Lizardo sits on concrete stairs in front of greenery on Penn campus.

History Ph.D. candidate Rich Lizardo.

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    • Who, What, Why: Rich Lizardo on poverty in early modern Spain

    The history Ph.D. candidate’s work traces the evolution of the ideas, institutions, and images of poverty in early modern Spain and highlights how much of the current debates on poverty echo those of the past.

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    Who, What, Why: Nathan Nyitrai on the LGBTQ Certificate
    Nathan Nyitrai stands with hands on hips in the garden in front of the SP2 building

    Nathan Nyitrai is a rising second-year student in the masters of social work program earning an LGBTQ certificate at the School of Social Policy & Practice. With an interest in criminal justice and trans activism, Nyitrai hopes his future work will impact LGBTQ+ communities.

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    • Who, What, Why: Nathan Nyitrai on the LGBTQ Certificate

    The master of social work student discusses the School of Social Policy and Practice program which provides supplemental education about the legal, health care, and social service needs of LGBTQ+ communities.

    Kristina García

    Who, What, Why: Recent graduate of the College Justin Roberts
    Five people wearing red sweaters with an applique "P" holding clarinets. In front of them, three graduating bandmates sport gowns and regalia

    Justin Roberts (middle, front row) and fellow clarinetists in the Penn Band.

    (Image: Courtesy of Justin Roberts)

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    • Who, What, Why: Recent graduate of the College Justin Roberts

    May College graduate Justin Roberts, who will attend Penn Carey Law School in the fall, discusses his involvement with campus cultural centers and the meaning behind his graduation regalia.

    Kristina García

    Who, What, Why: Patrick Carland-Echavarria and queer Americans in post-war Japan
    Man with red curly hair and glasses looks into the camera, which is giving a half-moon glow on the lower right side of the image.

    Patrick Carland-Echavarria, an East Asian Languages and Civilizations Ph.D. candidate, says his research is all about readjusting the lenses of history. 

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    • Who, What, Why: Patrick Carland-Echavarria and queer Americans in post-war Japan

    Ph.D. candidate Patrick Carland-Echavarria’s research looks at postwar Japanese queer cultures, translation, art, and literature and at how American gay men found refuge there during the Cold War and beyond.

    Kristen de Groot

    Who, What, Why: History Ph.D. candidate Arielle Alterwaite looks at Haitian debt
    History Ph.D. candidate Arielle Alterwaite leans up against a light brown brick building with her arms crossed, smiling at the camera.

    Arielle Alterwaite’s dissertation uses archives in seven different countries to explore Haiti's sovereign debt in the aftermath of the Haitian Revolution.

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    • Who, What, Why: History Ph.D. candidate Arielle Alterwaite looks at Haitian debt

    Her work on Haiti’s sovereign debt in the aftermath of the Haitian Revolution holds lessons for what is currently happening there and more broadly for conversations around reparations.

    Kristen de Groot

    Who, What, Why: Kelly Garcia-Ramos, advocate for students with speech impediments
    Kelly Garcia-Ramos outside under a tree.

    Kelly Garcia-Ramos, a rising fourth-year neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences, has founded a support group, SpeechFluency@Penn, for students who stutter.

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    • Who, What, Why: Kelly Garcia-Ramos, advocate for students with speech impediments

    Kelly Garcia-Ramos made the choice to no longer try to hide their stutter and last semester founded a support group, SpeechFluency@Penn, for students who stutter. 
    Who, What, Why: Jing Jing Piriyalertsak on political messaging, Punch Bowl, and puns
    Jing Jing Piriyalertsak stands in front of Perry World House.

    Fourth-year Jing Jing Piriyalertsak says her classical studies, comparative literature, and history minors are the foundation for her international relations major.

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    • Who, What, Why: Jing Jing Piriyalertsak on political messaging, Punch Bowl, and puns

    The international relations major explores how narratives are shaped and how we understand the world through writing.

    Kristen de Groot

    Who, What, Why: Jamie-Lee Josselyn
    Jamie-Lee Josselyn sitting in a room full of chairs

    As associate director for recruitment for the Creative Writing Program, Jamie-Lee Josselyn visits high schools across the country to talk with student writers about opportunities at Penn. A Penn alum, she is also the founder and director of the Summer Workshop for Young Writers at the Kelly Writers House. 

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    • Who, What, Why: Jamie-Lee Josselyn

    As associate director for recruitment for the Creative Writing Program, Jamie-Lee Josselyn visits high schools across the country to talk with student writers about opportunities at Penn.