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Japan’s election outcomes
A man is seen on a television screen, framed by the heads of people watching.

A TV screen shows Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaking a day after Japan's parliamentary elections, in which his party lost its majority. Ishiba said he will remain in his role.

The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images
 

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    • Japan’s election outcomes

    Political scientist Daniel Smith discusses the results of the Japanese parliamentary elections and the effects on the country’s future.

    2 minutes

    Lynn Meskell elected Fellow to the British Academy
    Lynn Meskell

    Meskell is the Richard D. Green Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor with joint appointments in the School of Arts & Sciences, the Weitzman School of Design, and the Penn Museum.

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    Lynn Meskell elected Fellow to the British Academy

    The honor recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences.

    3 min. read

    Exploring China’s rural landscapes up close

    Exploring China’s rural landscapes up close

    Now in its second year, the Weitzman School’s SEU-Penn Exchange Program partnered with Southeast University in Nanjing, China to examine the future of rural villages and their relationships to the cities through an immersive exchange program and symposium on the theme of “Innovative Rural-scape.”

    GSE’s Ed Brockenbrough’s latest book focuses on Black, LGBTQ+ youth

    GSE’s Ed Brockenbrough’s latest book focuses on Black, LGBTQ+ youth

    The latest book by Brockenbrough, an associate professor and alum of Penn’s Graduate School of Education, outlines common obstacles to educational equity for Black, LGBTQ+ youth and suggests research-backed guidance for their teachers to help foster their success.

    FactCheck.org wins National Headliner Award for reporting on immigration claims

    FactCheck.org wins National Headliner Award for reporting on immigration claims

    FactCheck.org, a project of Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center, has won a 2025 National Headliner Award for online beat reporting of government and political coverage. Three FactCheck.org articles published in 2024 that fact-checked then presidential candidate Donald Trump on immigration issues won the first-place award in that category.

    Weitzman faculty earn ASLA Honors

    Weitzman faculty earn ASLA Honors

    Weitzman School of Design dean and Paley Professor Fritz Steiner, and associate professor of landscape architecture Christopher Marcinkoski are among the individuals and firms selected by the board of trustees of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) for its 2025 Honors, the highest recognition ASLA bestows each year.

    Library research in action: Wandering the stacks with Mengliu Cheng
    Mengliu Cheng.

    History doctoral student Mengliu Cheng.

    (Image: Courtesy of Penn Libraries)

    Library research in action: Wandering the stacks with Mengliu Cheng

    The history doctoral student is working on a dissertation about agricultural science in modern China with the help of Penn Libraries’ Zilberman Family Center for Global Collections.

    From Penn Libraries

    2 min. read

    Rethinking ‘one-teacher, one-classroom’
    Two teachers having a discussion in a classroom.

    Image: SolStock via Getty Images

    Rethinking ‘one-teacher, one-classroom’

    A new study by Penn GSE’s Richard Ingersoll evaluates a team-based model of organizing teaching staff in elementary and secondary schools that integrates teams of teaching staff in contrast to this traditional one-teacher, one-classroom approach.

    From Penn GSE

    2 min. read