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Dr. Jae Song Awarded Fulbright
Dr. Jae Song has been awarded a 2026 U.S.-Korea Presidential STEM Initiative Fulbright Award, a prestigious honor that will support a high-impact international research collaboration to advance stroke diagnosis and prevention. Dr. Song will work with colleagues at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) in Seoul, South Korea, where she will be hosted by Dr.…
Penn prepares America 250 programming centered on civic dialogue, higher education history
By Luke Petersen, Daily Pennsylvanian Penn and Philadelphia have organized several events for America’s 250th anniversary this summer. Institutions across the city have prepared lectures, art exhibits, and concerts to display American tradition and stories. At the University’s 270th Commencement, speakers hearkened back to the signing of the Declaration of Independence — which eight Penn affiliates signed…
2026 Penn Global Dissertation Grants Awards 13 Doctoral Student Researchers for Global Research
PHILADELPHIA — Penn Global will support 13 doctoral students to conduct globally-oriented research through the 2026 Penn Global Dissertation Grants Program . Launched in 2023, the program supports Ph.D. students conducting international fieldwork and research, enabling deeper engagement with communities, archives, and datasets around the world. The program also reflects Penn Global’s commitment to fostering early-career scholarship that addresses pressing global questions through interdisciplinary approaches. The 2026 awardees will conduct research spanning Africa, Asia, Europe,…
Penn Global Research and Engagement Grants Awarded to 17 New Faculty-Led Projects in 2026
PHILADELPHIA — Penn Global is excited to announce funding for 17 new research and engagement projects through the Penn Global Research and Engagement Grant Program.
The past and future of higher education
“Colleges and universities are one of America’s most ‘enduring public goods,’ President J. Larry Jameson said. Nearly 400 years into its history in the United States, higher education is facing unique challenges, a panel of former university presidents and deans said during a recent discussion of its future through the lens of the past and…
Expectations Ahead of the Trump-Xi Summit: A PWH Q&A
As global attention turns to the highly anticipated Trump-Xi summit, questions about the future of U.S.-China relations, economic competition, and geopolitical stability loom large. Against a backdrop of rising tensions and deep interdependence, experts from across the University of Pennsylvania and the Perry World House network share their perspectives on what is at stake, what…
Three from Penn elected to the American Philosophical Society
hree Penn faculty members have been elected to the American Philosophical Society (APS) as part of its 2026 cohort. They are Ezekiel J. Emanuel, vice provost for global initiatives and the Diane v.S. Levy and Robert M. Levy University Professor; Elizabeth Magill of Penn Carey Law; and Sophia Rosenfeld, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History in the School of Arts & Sciences. Established by Benjamin Franklin…
Forum on the Future of Higher Education Launches Penn Speaker Series on America 250
The University is kicking off a new series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary with a forum hosted by Perry World House on May 15: “Higher Education in the United States: From Origins to Outlook.” Moderated by Graduate School of Education Dean Katharine Strunk and taking place in conjunction with Penn’s Alumni Weekend in Claudia Cohen Hall, the event brings four former university presidents and deans…
The Future of Defense Cooperation and Regional Security Challenges: Lessons From the Philippines
Julio S. Amador III analyzes the unusual position that the Philippines occupies in the strategic geometry of the Indo-Pacific. It is neither a great power nor a marginal actor, but a maritime state whose geography places it directly along the region’s principal fault lines—from the South China Sea to the Taiwan Strait and the broader…
