Education, Business, & Law

Penn Undergrad Evaluates Financial Sustainability of Historic House Museums

Julia Bache, a junior at the University of Pennsylvania, is working on a long-term research project that’s focused on the financial sustainability of historic house museums.

In New Role at Penn, a GSE Alum and Formerly Homeless Teen, Finds a Way to Support Vulnerable Youth Across Pennsylvania

Seth Morones-Ramírez, an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, grew up in and out of the foster-care system. At times, he was homeless: staying in a motel, car, group home or shelter or sleeping on the couches of kind-hearted friends.

Penn’s Social Justice Research Academy for High School Students: Life Lessons for Tackling Tough Topics

For three weeks in July, the University of Pennsylvania’s Social Justice Research Academy offered 65 high school students from around the world intensive lessons in understanding contemporary social issues.

Penn’s Netter Center Expands Global Impact and Outreach

A university-wide center at the University of Pennsylvania is playing a leading role in how higher-education institutions can guide democratic principles and serve as anchors of community-engagement around the world.

Penn Researcher Studies Immigrant-Native Relations in Philadelphia and Atlanta

Research by Michael Jones-Correa might aptly adopt the title of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities.

Penn Sociologist Examines Complex World of Diagnosing Mental Illness

In a new book, out this month, a University of Pennsylvania sociology professor addresses the complex subject of the accurate classification and treatment of psychiatric disorders.

Penn’s Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy Project to Launch New Training Program

Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy, or AISP, a joint effort between the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice and Graduate School of Education, will launch a training and technical assistance program for state and local governments interested in

Penn Nursing Undergrad Seeks Enlightenment, Better Health Through Service at Buddhist Retreat

This summer, Stephanie Tran Rojas, an undergraduate nursing student at the University of Pennsylvania, is exploring a new approach to healthy living at a tranquil Tibetan Buddhist retreat in California.

Penn’s Amy Gutmann and David L. Cohen Named to Commission Marking Nation’s 250th Anniversary

Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania, and David L.

Rising Above Adversity, Penn Graduate Finds Calling as a Philadelphia Teacher

The journey for Dominiqué Bynoe-Sullivan to become a teacher has been challenging, from her home in Brooklyn to a high school in Harlem to the University of Pennsylvania.

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