Ten years after Perry World House opened its doors at Penn, the center has adapted to a changing world while retaining its founding mission. PWH opened in September 2016 following a $10 million gift three years earlier from 1977 Wharton graduate and then-Trustee Richard Perry and his wife, Lisa. Since then, the center has expanded its reach across campus…
For the third year in a row, Perry World House hosted a series of policy discussions on the margins of the UN General Assembly High Level Session and New York Climate Week that addressed the future of healthcare in Africa and humanitarian priorities for the next UN Secretary-General.
On the sidelines of the Munich Leaders Meeting in New Delhi, India, on October 4 and 5, 2026, PWH Faculty Director and Richard Perry Professor Michael C. Horowitz sat down to talk security, technology, and geopolitics with India Today Global’s Gaurav Sawant.
Perry World House (PWH) at the University of Pennsylvania and Foreign Affairs magazine are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2026 Emerging Scholars Policy Prize is Joshua A. Schwartz of Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Schwartz’s article, “Fighting for Credibility Can Destroy It,” will be published by Foreign Affairs in the coming months. “Dr. Schwartz’s article was impressive in both…
Penn Washington is pleased to welcome Amanda Catanzano as a Visiting Scholar. During her appointment, Catanzano will direct Penn Washington’s Project on the Future of U.S. Foreign Assistance, an initiative designed to bring together experts from academia, U.S. and foreign governments, philanthropy, multilateral institutions, and the nonprofit sector to assess the future of American foreign assistance programs and…
The Mershon Center for International Security Studies is pleased to announce that PWH Faculty Fellow Fiona S. Cunningham has been selected to receive the 2025 Edgar S. Furniss Book Award for Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security (Princeton University Press, 2025).
Perry World House is pleased to announce the application processes for the 2027-28 Postdoctoral Fellowship and Lightning Scholar (untenured faculty) are now open through December 1, 2026. The application for the Perry World House Postdoctoral Fellowship can be found here; and applications for the Lightning Scholar program can be found here.
For the third year in a row, Perry World House hosted a series of policy discussions on the margins of the UN General Assembly High Level Session and New York Climate Week. In addition to climate change, this year’s offerings also addressed the future of healthcare in Africa and humanitarian priorities for the next UN Secretary-General. Perry…
On September 17-18, 2026, Perry World House in collaboration with Penn Climate convened a conference on Climate Leadership and Health. The convening examined the intersection of global climate diplomacy and public health, with a focus on the policy frameworks needed to address the accelerating reality of climate-related illness. The discussion brought together former ministers, United…
Perry World House—the University of Pennsylvania’s home for global policy engagement—is thrilled to continue its Non-Resident Senior Advisor (NRSA) Program. “The Non-Resident Senior Advisors program has been a critical component of how PWH engages with practitioners over the years,” said Faculty Director Michael C. Horowitz. “We appreciate the time and effort they give to us throughout…
