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Penn’s Field Center Announces Fellow at “Field of Dreams” Luncheon

Penn’s Field Center Announces Fellow at “Field of Dreams” Luncheon

PHILADELPHIA — A second-year student at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Tara Grigg Garlinghouse, has been selected for the first Alan Lerner Fellowship in Child Welfare Policy recipient, Penn’s Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research announced today at its inaugural “Field of Dreams” luncheon.

Jill DiSanto-Haines

GSE prof spotlighted at White House

GSE prof spotlighted at White House

When the White House was looking for an expert to speak at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Week in Washington, they turned to a familiar face: Marybeth Gasman of Penn’s Graduate School of Education.
Penn’s Social Impact of the Arts Project Receives Funds From NEA Philanthropies for Arts Geo-Database

Penn’s Social Impact of the Arts Project Receives Funds From NEA Philanthropies for Arts Geo-Database

PHILADELPHIA — The Social Impact of the Arts Project, a research project at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice in collaboration with The Reinvestment Fund and the City of Philadelphia, has received $250,000 in matching funds from ArtPlace, a consortium of national foundatio

Jill DiSanto-Haines

Hear a lecture in 60 seconds

Hear a lecture in 60 seconds

In the amount of time it takes to watch two television commercials or wait for the traffic light to turn green to cross Walnut Street, you could hear an entertaining and informative lecture from a School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) professor.

Jeanne Leong

New Book Examines Links Between Urban Environments and Women’s Health

New Book Examines Links Between Urban Environments and Women’s Health

PHILADELPHIA – Women’s Health and the World’s Cities (Penn Press 2011), an exploration of the relationships between urban environments and women’s health worldwide, was released this month by the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Nursing and Penn Institute for Urban Research.

Julie McWilliams

The anatomy of the Confederacy defeat

The anatomy of the Confederacy defeat

The Confederate States of America (formed in 1861 when 11 Southern states voted to secede from the United States) fought an uphill battle in waging war against the more industrial and populous North. But they also had to combat a mutiny from within, with enslaved African Americans and white women raging against the Confederacy.
Famous scribes

Famous scribes

In the spring of 2012, three renowned writers will come to campus as part of the Kelly Writers House Fellows program. Performance artist Karen Finley visits campus on Feb.