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…
Perry World House (PWH) – the University of Pennsylvania’s hub for global affairs – is pleased to announce its 2026-27 cohort of distinguished visiting fellows. Over the course of the year, these scholars and policy practitioners will visit Penn’s campus and engage with students, staff, faculty, and other members of the PWH community on some…
Perry World House announced the inaugural cohort of researchers participating in its Faculty Fellowship Projects Initiative last week. The program offers the center’s resources to Penn faculty members who are currently engaged in research projects with a potential global policy impact. Resources will be devoted to faculty leads of the six selected projects for…
Perry World House highlighted Penn founder Benjamin Franklin’s key role in the drafting of the Constitution at a Tuesday panel. Vice Provost of Global Initiatives Ezekiel Emanuel moderated the Sept. 15 event, which featured Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Stacy Schiff and Yale Law School professor Akhil Reed Amar. The panel — hosted on National Voter Registration…
A federal judge temporarily blocked a Trump administration rule that would have imposed a four-year cap on international student visas on Monday, just one day before it was set to take effect. If implemented, the Department of Homeland Security policy would apply to students, researchers, professors, foreign press representatives, or other academics entering or reentering the United…
On September 14, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued an order postponing the September 15 effective date of the federal government’s Duration of Status (D/S) Final Rule. The court also temporarily blocked DHS and ICE from taking further action to implement the rule while the order remains in effect. What…
Perry World House (PWH), the University of Pennsylvania’s hub for global policy engagement, is thrilled to announce new Faculty Fellows selected through PWH’s inaugural Faculty Fellowship Projects Initiative. The program expands PWH’s faculty engagement and provides new avenues for Penn ideas to generate global policy impact. “Perry World House was designed to help bridge the gap…
Perry World House (PWH), the University of Pennsylvania’s home for global affairs, has selected 25 graduate students to form the 2026-27 cohort of our Perry World House Graduate Fellows Program. This year’s Graduate Fellows Program cohort has been assembled following a highly-competitive selection process with the aim of engaging graduate students from all twelve of…
