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SP2 Professor Opens Spring 2021 Penn Population Studies Colloquium Series
The Spring 2021 programming of the Penn Population Studies Colloquium Series opened with a talk by Dennis P. Culhane, PhD, Professor...

Jennifer Prah Ruger Named Hastings Center Fellow
Two faculty from the University of Pennsylvania, Scott D. Halpern of the Perelman School of Medicine and Jennifer Prah Ruger of the School of Social Policy & Practice,...

Faculty & Research, Gifts & Giving
2021 Annual Guide: High Impact Giving in the Age of COVID
COVID-19 made 2020 a year like no other. Infections and hospitalizations continue to spike. The most effective, widely implemented tool...

Faculty & Research, Student Life
School of Social Policy & Practice Launches SP2 Social Justice Scholars Program
Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) has established the first ever SP2 Social Justice Scholars Program, geared towards...

Faculty & Research, Student Life
MSSP Program Welcomes Visiting Professor Denise Ferreira da Silva
The Master of Science in Social Policy (MSSP) program at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) will be...

Making Meaning of the Election – A Panel Discussion
On December 10, 2020, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) faculty panelists gathered virtually to discuss...

Edmund W. Gordon Social Policy/Social Justice Lecture Hosts Inaugural Event with David J. Johns
The Edmund W. Gordon Social Policy/Social Justice Lecture series, hosted by the Master of Science in Social Policy (MSSP) program at...

Associate Dean of Enrollment Management & Global Outreach Receives Years of Service Award
Mary Mazzola, MSW, EdD, associate dean for enrollment management and global outreach at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice...

SP2 Dean and Associate Professor to Serve on CSWE Guide Committee and Task Force
Sara S. Bachman, PhD, dean of Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) and Allison Werner-Lin, PhD, associate professor...