School of Social Policy & Practice

University of Pennsylvania Names Calvin Bland Fellows

The University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Futures Project (PFP) has named three Calvin Bland Faculty Fellows to collaborate on research for boys and young men of color.

Hurricane Season and Relief Efforts: Expert Comment From the University of Pennsylvania

Note for TV and radio: The University of Pennsylvania has an on-campus satellite uplink facility with live-shot capability and an on-campus ISDN line.

New SP2 Initiative at Penn Committed to Bringing Research to Life, Activating Bigger Change

As Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) ushered its next cohort of social impact agents in, SP2 Dean John L. Jackson, Jr., PhD, officially unveiled the “social justice school’s” latest, cutting-edge initiative – ActionSP2.

Penn Researchers Link Technologies and Rejection of Wife-beating Justifications

Women with technologies like computers and mobile phones in their homes are more likely to reject justifications for wife beating, according to new findings from Susan B.

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 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

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant Creates New Fellowships for the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Futures Project

The University of Pennsylvania will establish the Calvin Bland Faculty Fellowships for the Penn Futures Project.

Field Center at Penn Identifies Risk Factors Making Homeless Youth Vulnerable to Sex Trafficking

The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research at the University of Pennsylvania joined forces with Covenant House, an agency dedicated to helping homeless youth, and Loyola University’s Modern Slavery Research Project to conduct a

Two at Penn Honored by National Minority Quality Forum

Two members of the University of Pennsylvania community have been named recipients of the National Minority Quality Forum’s 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health Award, recognizing young minority thought leaders who are working to reduce health-c

Penn’s Tír na nÓg Troupe Highlights Irish Culture Through Dance

Even though it is not a part of her own cultural heritage, University of Pennsylvania junior Kristen Pearson began learning the art of Irish stepdance when she was 11.

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