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News
Faculty & Research
04/10
SP2’s R. Jisung Park publishes “Slow Burn: The Hidden Costs of a Warming World”
In “Slow Burn: The Hidden Costs of a Warming World,” Dr. R. Jisung Park, an assistant professor at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2), encourages us to view climate change through a different lens: one that focuses less on the possibility of mass climate extinction in a theoretical future, and more on the everyday implications of climate change here and now.
News
Faculty & Research
04/09
SP2 ranked #8 among Schools for Social Work by U.S News & World Report
SP2 has been named #8 among Schools for Social Work in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings. This marks SP2’s highest ranking ever, and the second time that the School has appeared in the list’s top 10.
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Student Life
03/28
SP2 announces Douglas M. Brooks, MSW, as 2024 Commencement speaker
SP2 announced today that Douglas M. Brooks, MSW, a nationally recognized leader in HIV and health care policy and advocacy, as well as a senior leadership fellow at SP2, will deliver the School’s 2024 Commencement speech on May 18.