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Penn Washington names Celeste Wallander as inaugural executive director

Wallander will assume leadership and operational management of Penn Washington, and its mission and bridge Penn research with policy discussions on pressing issues, beginning June 1. Provost John L. Jackson Jr. and Vice…

Profile shot of Michael Horowitz, dressed in a blue suit and red tie on the top floor of Perry World House.

Rules of Engagement

Following a stint advising the US Department of Defense on warfare’s AI-inflected future, political science professor and Perry World House director Michael C. Horowitz is back at the helm of…

Penn Global Welcomes Stephanie Ingenito as New Director of Finance and Operations

On April 21, 2025, Penn Global welcomed its new Director of Finance and Operations, Stephanie Ingenito. Ingenito comes to Penn Global from Penn Vet, where she served as Director of…

How 2025-26 Penn Global Seminar courses are navigating an ‘uncertain’ international travel landscape

Penn faculty and staff provided insight into Penn Global Seminars for the upcoming academic year amid heightened concern about international travel amidst sweeping visa revocations.  In the 2025-2026 academic year,…

Amy Pope (left) speaks to the audience while sitting in a chair on stage at Perry World House.

Perry World House Conference Examines Migration and Human Rights

Perry World House’s (PWH) fourth and final conference of the academic year—this one on human rights and global justice—kicked off on Wednesday, April 16.   PWH Executive Director Marie Harf opened the…

Former chair of Penn’s Board of Trustees and former U.S. ambassador to Canada David L. Cohen, President Emerita and former U.S. ambassador to Germany Amy Gutmann (pictured), along with Penn alumna and Trustee Emerita Andrea Mitchell spoke at a forum at Penn’s Perry World House event “Common Sense Diplomacy.”

Penn leaders-turned-diplomats reflect on American statecraft and foreign policy

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,…

While in the Netherlands, students rode around Amsterdam and Delft, exploring the cycling culture and learning about the Dutch infrastructure that makes it the No. 1 cycling country in the world.

Turning bicycles into an engineering study tool

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….

Experts, scholars, and practitioners gather around the conference table in Perry World House to discuss the future of the Indo-Pacific security.

Perry World House Hosts Future of Security in the Indo-Pacific Workshop

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…