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Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
A centuries-old word with a modern twist
A centuries-old word with a modern twist
The acceptable use of a singular “they” pronoun made official a linguistic trend already in use for centuries. People who are not represented by binary pronouns say it’s a helpful step, but a small one.
Botswana’s president discusses good governance, democracy
Botswana’s president discusses good governance, democracy
President Mokgweetsi Masisi spoke with Penn Professor Wale Adebanwi at the second annual Distinguished Lecture in African Studies.
How have women in the workforce fared, three years into the pandemic?
How have women in the workforce fared, three years into the pandemic?
Despite hopeful signs that this demographic is returning to work, certain female-dominated sectors, like the care economy, still haven’t recovered, signaling there’s more to learn about COVID-19’s full effect.
Democracy in Israel
Democracy in Israel
Perry World House hosted a conversation to look at how the proposals from Israel’s new far-right government could weaken the country’s democracy.
‘Building bridges’: Iraqi Global Guide offers tours, personal insight
‘Building bridges’: Iraqi Global Guide offers tours, personal insight
Yaroub Al-Obaidi, an Iraqi artist and scholar who settled in Philadelphia in 2016, gives Penn Museum visitors an insider’s view of the Middle East Galleries and creates connections with U.S. Iraq War veterans.
With frank text and bold illustrations, graphic novel tackles puberty head on
With frank text and bold illustrations, graphic novel tackles puberty head on
The new book, for 9- to 14-year-olds and written by two Penn undergrads and an alum, details what physically happens in the body as girls experience puberty, plus the internal emotions and external social forces that accompany it.
Finding a forgotten architect, Philadelphia’s Minerva Parker Nichols
Finding a forgotten architect, Philadelphia’s Minerva Parker Nichols
More than a decade of research by Molly Lester of the Weitzman School of Design is the foundation of a new exhibition at Penn’s Architectural Archives: “Minerva Parker Nichols: The Search for a Forgotten Architect” focuses on the nation’s first woman to practice architecture independently.
Who, What, Why: Zoe Zhao on emerging digital labor
Who, What, Why: Zoe Zhao on emerging digital labor
Zoe Zhao, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Sociology, studies digital labor related to video games and livestreaming.
Penn’s eight 2023 Thouron Scholars named
Penn’s eight 2023 Thouron Scholars named
Seven fourth-year students and one May graduate have each received a 2023 Thouron Award to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.
Matthew Levendusky’s ‘Our Common Bonds’
Matthew Levendusky’s ‘Our Common Bonds’
A new book by Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences shows that, although there is no simple solution that will eradicate partisan animosity, there are concrete interventions that can reduce it.
In the News
The Texas Tribune
Texas may be about to scrap a voting security system it can’t replace
Marc Meredith of the School of Arts & Sciences explains the problems with Texas’ attempt to replace ERIC, a multi-state voting security system.
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Technical.ly Philly
What influence do mayors actually have over their local economies?
Daniel Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that mayors are significantly handicapped in their ability to influence their cities’ economies.
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NextCity.org
Can guaranteed income improve the health of pregnant people and children?
The Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice will evaluate data from a guaranteed income pilot program in Los Angeles.
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Foreign Policy
What America’s civil war can teach us about Israel’s
In an Op-Ed, Ian S. Lustick of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Israeli protestors will need to ally with Palestinians to protect their own rights and democracy.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia accent turns water to wooder. Researchers try to explain why
William Labov of the School of Arts & Sciences co-authored a 2013 paper that examined Northern influences on the Philadelphia dialect.
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