In a conversation at Perry World House event on ‘Common Sense Diplomacy,’ Penn President Emerita Amy Gutmann and former trustee chair David L. Cohen shared insights and experiences. The event, titled “Common Sense Diplomacy,” featured Gutmann, former U.S. ambassador to Germany, and former U.S. ambassador to Canada David L. Cohen, a Penn Carey Law alum, former…
Penn students explore the Netherlands’ cycling infrastructure and learn about bicycle design principles in Dustyn Roberts’ popular Penn Global Seminar. They say you never forget how to ride a bike. Dustyn Roberts hopes that her students never forget how a bike—something everyone has either seen or ridden—is the ideal introduction to engineering concepts like materials, urban…
As the Trump administration seeks to develop its national security and defense strategies, eyes are on how Washington will interact with the vast Indo-Pacific region. Regional actors are interested in the future of minilateral groupings like the Australia-UK-U.S. trilateral security partnership (AUKUS) and the Australia-India-Japan-U.S. security alliance (the Quad), how tariffs will be implemented against…
Perry World House, the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative, the Wharton Accountable AI Lab, the School of Engineering & Applied Science, and the Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition at Penn Carey Law School were thrilled to host researchers from across the University of Pennsylvania for an in-depth discussion of key issues surrounding the governance…
With research agendas on climate change, democracy, human rights, and security, Perry World House convened a high-level workshop on March 18, to develop policy innovations and research solutions to this multidisciplinary dilemma. Featuring policymakers, practitioners and academics from world-renowned institutions and representing a variety of countries and contexts, the discussions explored solutions to critical questions such as:…
Penn’s International Student and Scholar Services is “not aware” of any University student or faculty member who has been impacted by recent visa revocations from the United States Department of State, according to a Tuesday email. The April 1 message comes a week after Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that the State Department revoked over…
After a “super year” of elections in 2024 – more than 1.6 billion people cast ballots in 74 national elections globally – many are spending 2025 assessing the health of democracy around the world. The early returns are worrisome. In many places autocratic leaders are tightening their grip on power and democratic backsliding seems to be…
The first-year Penn Medicine student and graduate associate at Perry World House draws her inspiration from her family’s lived experience. A graduate of Yale University and the University of Cambridge on a Marshall Scholarship, Bayan Galal says her master’s in population health sciences gave her the big-picture view to complement her family’s lived experience. Galal…
Launch of the Institute and rebirth of a minor in European studies create new opportunities for student research and travel abroad. A new European Studies Institute (ESI) has launched at Penn along with a revitalized minor available to most students who study abroad in Europe. “The European Union is the second-largest economy in the world,” says Mitchell…
Students from the Weitzman School of Design journeyed to Senegal to help with an ambitious ecological and infrastructural greening effort as part of their coursework. The Dakar Greenbelt aims to combat desertification and promote sustainable urban growth. From leadership strife and regional conflicts to the sweeping waves of global economic transformation, the Sahel region—the southern…