University of Pennsylvania international students, Meruyert Bizhanova and Alexandar Krastev have been named recipients of the 2025 Penn Global Student Citizenship Award, which recognizes international students who have demonstrated a strong commitment to global citizenship during their time at Penn. Bizhanova from Kazakhstan is a student at the Graduate School of Education who received the…
The University of Pennsylvania has been recognized by the U.S. Department of State for producing eight Gilman recipients this Spring 2025 cycle. Four recipients will study abroad in Fall 2025 on Penn Abroad programs: “Driven by our mission of bringing the world to Penn and Penn to the world, Penn Abroad is thrilled that we will…
Sixteen faculty-led projects have been selected this year to receive Penn Global research and engagement grants. Award recipients were announced at Penn Global’s annual grant launch on Thursday, May 2. The Penn Global Research and Engagement Grant Program, commonly known as the Penn Global Grant Program, supports new or established projects that leverage Penn research…
The Penn Project on the Future of U.S.-China Relations is delighted to announce the selection of its third fellowship cohort, made up of seventeen outstanding next generation China scholars and analysts who were chosen as Project Fellows through a highly competitive process, following an open call for applications. Fellows are distributed across each of the…
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 Provost for Global Initiatives Ezekiel Emanuel have announced that Celeste A. Wallander will join the University of Pennsylvania as the inaugural executive director of Penn Washington, beginning…
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’s “home for global policy engagement.” In February 2023 the United States issued a declaration outlining how militaries should develop and deploy autonomous and artificial intelligence (AI)…
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 Fiscal Operations. With Penn Vet, Ingenito was involved in all aspects of the School’s work, including budgeting and planning, financial operations, human resources and hiring,…
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, Penn Abroad plans to offer 20 courses across countries in regions such as Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and South America. The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke…
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 conference by noting that “the world is experiencing unprecedented levels of displacement driven by conflict, economic insecurity and instability, and the impacts of climate change.”…
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…