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Student Life
From living and working in one of America’s cradles of liberty to our landmark mentorship program for incoming students, learn all about life at SP2.
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Student organizations at SP2 enhance and expand students’ educational opportunities through advocacy, service, and practice.
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Faculty & Research
04/23
Exploring sustainable development & the human impact of natural disasters
What factors allow people to prepare for and recover from natural disasters? Dr. Chenyi Ma, a research assistant professor at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2), conducts interdisciplinary research that investigates the role of inequality in disasters’ impact and points to policy solutions.
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Alumni
04/22
Two SP2 alumni named 2024 Diversity in Business Award recipients by Philadelphia Business Journal
Among the 22 individuals recognized by Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2024 Diversity in Business Awards are SP2 graduates Chad Lassiter, MSW’01, executive director of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, and Noel Ramirez, MSW’09, director of Mango Tree Counseling & Consulting.
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Alumni
04/18
Alumni Q&A | Terri Broussard Williams, NPL ’20
An award-winning lobbyist, nonprofit executive, and public speaker, SP2 alumna and Dean’s Alumni Advisory Board member Terri Broussard Williams, NPL ’20, is head of state and local government relations at financial services firm Edward Jones.