School of Social Policy & Practice

Penn MSW Students Named Council on Social Work Education Fellows

Three master’s students at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice are among 40 recipients of the Council on Social Work Education Minority Fellowship Program Youth Master’s Student award.Alexandria Okeke, Pablo David Rodriguez and Kira White have been selected to join the third cohort of CSWE “Now is the Time” students.

Penn Center for High Impact Philanthropy Releases 2016 Year-End Giving Guide

The holiday season is a time when many people pause to give thanks and to give to charity. The University of Pennsylvania Center for High Impact Philanthropy has released an online guide filled with “handpicked opportunities” for donors to make a bigger difference with their charitable giving. The 32-page “2016 High Impact Giving Guide” is available at http://www.impact.upenn.edu/.

School of Social Policy & Practice to Host SP2 Penn Top 10 Post-election Talk

WHO: John L.

DHS Commissioner Cynthia Figueroa to Speak at Penn's Field Center for Children's Policy, Practice & Research

WHO: Cynthia Figueroa, newly appointed commissioner, Philadelphia Department of Human Services

Three Veterans at the University of Pennsylvania Named 2016 Tillman Scholars

Three military veterans who are enrolled as graduate students at the University of Pennsylvania, John Schippert, Jonathan Wood and Matthew Miclette, have been appointed as 2016 Tillman Scholars through the Pat Tillman Foundation.

Penn School of Social Policy & Practice to Host Public Forum to End Homelessness May 19

WHO: John L.

Two From Penn Named Pulitzer Center Student Fellows

Natalie Au and Rachel Townzen of the University of Pennsylvania have received International Student Reporting Fellowships from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in partnership with Penn’s Middle East Center and South Asia Center.

Penn’s Synchronized Swimmers Make a Splash

Dancing in water is much more challenging than people think, Eileen Wang says. Wang, a senior at the University of Pennsylvania, is one of this season’s 13-member synchronized swimming club. Known as Penn Synchro, the club has a 70-year history.

Penn Hosts Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Diversity Workshop

Recognizing the importance of inclusion and diversity in their business practices, more than 70 members of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce gathered at the University of Pennsylvania on April 5 to discuss how to successfully address unconscious bias and foster constructive relationships in the work environment.

Penn Fels Policy Research Initiative Announces Interdisciplinary Grants

The Fels Policy Research Initiative in the School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania has announced five inaugural collaborative grants for as much as $15,000 each, designed to further interdisciplinary partnerships.

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