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‘Workplace Diversity, Culture, and Leadership’
In the second of 13 conversations in the preceptorial course Racism and Anti-Racism in Contemporary America, a discussion on “The Economic System: Workplace Diversity, Culture, and Leadership.”
Ancil George’s legacy reaches outside the stacks
After retiring in 2019, the long-serving Penn figure continues his work in community outreach in West Philadelphia.
‘You Voted. But Did it Really Matter?’
On Nov. 7, Pennsylvania’s electoral votes secured Joseph Biden the presidency. Anticipating news of a Biden win, Mary Frances Berry, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and professor of history and Africana studies, called it a time to push forward for change with renewed force.
How the Africana Studies Summer Institute went virtual
The 2020 Africana Summer Institute adopted a new vision, working to prepare freshmen for a virtual life at Penn.
Three educators celebrated at Penn GSE as winners of the McGraw Prize in Education
In the first celebration of the McGraw Prize in Education since the Graduate School of Education became its home, President Amy Gutmann said this year’s three winners are among the “great minds devoted to improving education through innovation."
Fostering kittens, plus more Side Gigs for Good
Around nearly any corner, the Penn community’s selflessness shines through, despite months apart due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
At La Casa Latina, Kareli Lizárraga ensures students are ‘empowered to be vulnerable’
Kareli Lizárraga is the interim director of La Casa Latina, which serves those interested in learning about Latinx culture and the more than 2,000 Latinx students at Penn.
New exhibition ‘Re-materialize’ features artists who transform recycled materials
Open to the public for the first time since March, the Arthur Ross Gallery’s new exhibition “Re-materialize” features sculptures and mixed-media work by four artists who transform found and recycled materials.