
Kristen de Groot
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News Officer @Penn Formerly: Reporter/Editor @AP
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https://penntoday.upenn.edu/ 11-03-2009 17:00:40
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"Brexit is devouring the political children who promoted it and who came to power under its auspices." Penn Poli Sci Dept's Brendan O'Leary shares his take on Liz Truss’ fall, Rishi Sunak’s rise, and what it all means for the UK going forward. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/qa-uks-ne…

UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process Tor Wennesland shared his thoughts with UPenn MEC's John Ghazvinian on the relevance of the region amid the globe's shifting focus. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/tor-wenne…

"Without democratic higher education, there would be no democratic schooling and no democratic societies,” says @IraHarkavy of The Netter Center. On this Election Day Eve, he and other experts from across Penn discuss how their work helps foster democracy. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/higher-ed…

So inspired by Angel Alvarado's and Pavel Golubev's commitment to their research, and the Penn Global and Penn Provost's At-Risk Scholars program that brought them to Penn to continue their important work. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/risk-pers…

After months of polls, debates, rallies, and some nasty TV ads, Election Day is finally here. Here's a look back at Penn Today's political coverage with Penn Poli Sci Dept and PORES experts through the months and days leading up to midterms. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-toda…

“There’s a lot to be optimistic about with Lula’s election,” says Melissa Teixeira of Penn Arts & Sciences, Penn History. She, Marilene Felinto and amagdagomes disse shared their thoughts on the Brazil presidential election in a CLALS chat moderated by Tulia Falleti. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/brazils-p…


Former head of Human Rights Watch Kenneth Roth, now Thakore Family Global Justice and Human Rights Visiting Fellow at Perry World House, discusses the state of human rights today. bit.ly/3UtrFcC Penn Global Human Rights Watch

It's the 10th anniversary of Penn Global, the central hub for Penn's engagement across the world. Through everything from Penn Abroad programs, centers like Perry World House, Penn Biden Center and more, it 'brings the world to Penn and Penn to the world.' bit.ly/3TFpjGw

"People need to understand how fast a free society can be eroded with an unchecked power." Exiled Hong Kong activist Nathan Law (Nathan Law 羅冠聰), visiting fellow at Perry World House, shared his thoughts on the state of democracy in the world and more. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/hong-kong…

From the protests in Iran to cases before the Supreme Court, religious freedom has been making headlines. A timely volume of essays edited by Heather J. Sharkey & Jeffrey Green of Penn Arts & Sciences explores how the path to religious freedom has never been smooth. bit.ly/3v6ym9t

To mark what would have been the 100th anniversary of the Soviet Union, experts from Penn Arts & Sciences, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and The Wharton School discuss everything from the war in Ukraine to Putin’s approach to history to the USSR’s role in advancing rights. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/soviet-un…

It might be hard to imagine how a professor teaching an introductory-level economics course to more than 900 undergrads a year can have a personal impact on students—hard to imagine, that is, until you’ve met Penn Arts & Sciences professor Anne Duchene. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/setting-s…

We (PennCSSM) are proud to be hosting (w/ APPC Penn/Annenberg School/Penn Arts & Sciences) the Society of Enviro Journalists (Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ)) annual conference at Penn in April 2024. Journalists in the Philly area are welcome to attend this happy hour this Friday: sej.org/calendar/sej-h… #SEJ2024

Despite the Taliban's resurgence, Afghan women and girls continue to organize and fight for their own equality, as highlighted in a Perry World House discussion with experts W Osman, Jhpiego's Joy Kolin and Manizha Wafeq. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/what-come…

"Diverse students push their universities to become better institutions in many ways," says University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School's @CaraMcClellan6, director of the Advocacy for Racial and Civil Justice Clinic. In a Q&A, she highlights affirmative action's benefits, misconceptions. bit.ly/3HNAYQI

Awesome Penn Today piece on the fantastic new book by University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School's @tesswilkry that explores the psychology behind everyone's fear of being a sucker. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-care…

Brett Robert’s research looks at a hurricane that killed thousands across the Caribbean and into Florida. The Penn History Penn Arts & Sciences Ph.D. student's work explores how racial relationships shape the way people live and die within their environments. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/storm-192…

Daniel Morales-Armstrong, an Africana Studies at Penn and Penn History Ph.D. candidate, researches Black Puerto Rican history, looking at whose voices, histories and narratives prevail, and whose are plagued by silences. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/black-pue…

A poetry translation event organized by Kevin M.F. Platt of Penn Arts & Sciences, in partnership with PEN America, brought Russian-language poets and American translators together in Armenia with the goal of making Russophone voices opposed to war heard in English. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/translati…