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Innovative SP2 Faculty-Founded Speaker Series Awarded Additional Year of Grant Funding
As part of an ongoing University-wide initiative to foster diversity and inclusion, the Excellence Through Diversity Fund, awarded annually by the Provost’s...
Faculty & Research, Alumni Stories
Oncology Social Workers: Navigating Health Care and Supporting Families
When Christina Bach tells people what she does for a living, they usually respond with, “Oh, I could never do...
Faculty & Research, Alumni Stories
SP2 Alumna Earns National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Research Training Award Fellowship
For the last decade, Allison Werner-Lin, PhD, LCSW, associate professor at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2), has...
Faculty & Research, Student Life
One Book, One SP2: Students, Faculty, and Staff to Engage in Readings, Dialogue Around Race, Intersectionality, and Social Justice
This summer, the entire School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) community has been invited to engage in a collective...
Faculty & Research, Student Life
Data for Equitable Justice Lab Symposium Takes Policy Conversations Beyond the Classroom
Held at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2), the Data for Equitable Justice Lab Symposium featured an afternoon...
Faculty & Research, Global Engagement
International Experts Assemble to Examine, Investigate Public Health and Epidemics
On May 13 and 14, Jennifer Prah Ruger, PhD, and other international scholars and public health experts will assemble in...
National Survey Examines Emergency Department Management of Deliberate Self-Harm
How routinely do emergency room staff members properly provide help to individuals who present for self-harm? Do they appropriately assess...
Faculty & Research, Student Life
2019 Social Policy & Practice Awards
Congratulations to this year’s Social Policy & Practice award winners. The following individuals will be recognized for their outstanding achievements at...
Faculty & Research, Gifts & Giving
SP2 Board Member Gift Leads to Lasting Impact in Case Consultation Training Series
Four years ago, Andrew Fussner, then a lecturer in the Master of Social Work (MSW) program at Penn’s School of...