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The law students who help make justice accessible for all

The Access to Justice Tech Fellows Program mobilizes law students across the country to generate pathbreaking ways to increase access to justice for the most vulnerable communities.

‘We’re triaging’: Cops combat violent crime as ranks dwindle

Ben Struhl of the School of Arts & Sciences says that violent crime is rising for reasons separate from social justice protests.

A mural to honor a civil rights pioneer

The unveiling of the design of a new mural honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. was held last month, a collaboration between Penn Carey Law, Mural Arts Philadelphia, and The Philadelphia Citizen.

Andrea Kane (left) sits at a desk with a laptop opposite a student in her office.

Penn GSE’s Andrea Kane on school leadership and student potential

In her role as professor of practice at Penn GSE, Dr. Andrea Kane brings the perspective of twenty-five years’ experience in K–12 public schools to her work with aspiring and current teachers and leaders.

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Q&A

Dorothy Roberts on the future of abortion advocacy

Dorothy Roberts speaks with Penn Today on the implications of the Dobbs decision, which struck down Roe v. Wade, leaving many states with no legal right to abortion.

Who, What, Why

Who, What, Why: Hannah De Oliveira’s study of Japanese American internment

Through a spring Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships grant, rising senior Hannah De Oliveira explored archives across the country to study viewpoints within Japanese American internment camps.

Dorothy Roberts on ‘Black Families Matter’: Race and Regulation Podcast

In her book, “Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families—and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World”, Roberts says the U.S. should replace its current family surveillance system with one that improves children’s welfare.

Tyra Moore, a doctor of social work candidate at the School of Social Policy & Practice, recently won the Joy Award from the Boris L. Henson Foundation for her commitment to mental health care for Black Americans. (Image: Jordan Lynam, Lynam Up Media)

Who, What, Why

Who, What, Why: Tyra Moore on her commitment to mental health care for Black Americans

The doctoral student in the School of Social Policy & Practice received the Joy Award from the Boris L. Henson Foundation and is writing a dissertation on teen parenting within the foster care system.

A councilman in Reading wants the city to implement reparations for slavery

Mary Frances Berry of the School of Arts & Sciences notes that nearly a dozen mayors in cities across the country have pledged to pilot reparations programs in their cities.

A person tearing up in a crowd of people. The person, who is holding a green bandana, wears a shirt that says "We Won't Back Down." Other people hold up signs in the crowd, including "Keep Abortion Legal."

Overturning Roe disproportionately burdens marginalized groups

For low-income people and people of color, lack of access to safe abortions in the U.S. will have a range of health and financial ramifications, compounding factors like poverty and systemic racism.

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