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Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Penn performers keep creating during pandemic
Penn performers keep creating during pandemic
During the pandemic, the student Performing Arts Council has been working with the Platt Student Performing Arts House to encourage and support the hundreds of Penn performers, finding ways to promote their work on social media.
Philanthropy class provides $55K in grants to local nonprofits amid the pandemic
Philanthropy class provides $55K in grants to local nonprofits amid the pandemic
As the COVID-19 epidemic began to affect all aspects of daily life in Philadelphia communities, SP2 students saw their lessons collide with the ways local philanthropic funders and nonprofit organizations address unprecedented challenges in real time.
What the 1968 Kerner Commission can teach us
What the 1968 Kerner Commission can teach us
Criminologist and statistician Richard Berk, who worked on the report as a graduate student, explains the systemic racism and poverty found to underlie violent unrest in the 1960s and where COVID-19 and the economy fit today.
‘Beauty alone’ is a reason to read Q-INE
‘Beauty alone’ is a reason to read Q-INE
A new student-run magazine highlights perspectives from the Penn LGTBQ+ community.
Greater transparency and accountability curb online hate speech and deception
Greater transparency and accountability curb online hate speech and deception
APPC’s Transatlantic Working Group has released a new report calling for greater transparency and accountability from digital platforms, as well as a redress system for promptly dealing with user complaints.
Cave discovery holds clues to earliest Homo sapiens in Europe
Cave discovery holds clues to earliest Homo sapiens in Europe
Ancient DNA from 46,000-year-old bone fragments and a tooth reveals this group likely overlapped with Neanderthals for thousands of years.
SP2 graduate is now a policy fellow for Philly’s LGBTQ population
SP2 graduate is now a policy fellow for Philly’s LGBTQ population
Sayeeda Rashid, who identifies as a queer South Asian woman, advocates for social justice in the Philadelphia Mayor’s office of LGBTQ Affairs.
A unique recession amidst a global pandemic
A unique recession amidst a global pandemic
The U.S. economy officially entered a recession in February as the viral pandemic started its sweep across the nation. Francis Diebold and Jesús Fernández-Villaverde share why this one is unprecedented, and what to expect in the coming months.
Kelly Writers House forum amplifies ideas and voices on racial justice
Kelly Writers House forum amplifies ideas and voices on racial justice
Kelly Writers House held a forum on racial justice featuring faculty, students, staff, and alumni reading written works, their own and those by others, that speak to these times.
Police killings and Black mental health
Police killings and Black mental health
Specialists from across the Penn community discuss the mental health impacts of Black people being subjected to videos of African Americans being killed by the police.
In the News
TheHill.com
Trump's mark on federal courts could last decades
Stephen Burbank of the Law School said President Trump has strayed from prior administrations’ efforts to appoint diverse judges to the federal judiciary.
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The New York Times
Experts see no proof of child-abuse surge amid pandemic
Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts & Sciences said evidence of increased child abuse during the pandemic will not be visible until schools reopen. “There’s no question children are more at risk,” she said.
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Voice of America
LGBT+ marches from London to New York call for end to racism
Ed Brockenbrough of the Graduate School of Education said Pride organizers’ efforts to promote the Black Lives Matter movement don’t go far enough to address racism in the LGBTQ community. "Activism in Black and brown queer communities has been happening for a long time without full buy-in from white gatekeepers of queer resources," he said.
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The Washington Post
New research explores how conservative media misinformation may have intensified the severity of the pandemic
A study co-led by Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that Americans who relied on conservative news sources were more likely to believe conspiracy theories or unfounded rumors about the coronavirus than those who consumed more mainstream media.
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The Atlantic
The protests are already changing elections
Daniel Gillion of the School of Arts & Sciences said, “Democrats are more mobilized, more likely to give, and more energized” than they have been in a while.
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