Perry World House welcomes thirty-five students to its 2025-26 cohort of World House Student Fellows. The group represents each of Penn’s undergraduate schools and a wide variety of academic backgrounds and policy interests. “I’m delighted to lead an incredible group of World House Student Fellows this year,” said Alex Weisiger, associate professor of political science at Penn.…
Penn Washington inaugural Executive Director Celeste Wallander spoke in an interview with The Daily Pennsylvanian about the program’s efforts in connecting the University with federal policy initiatives and public service opportunities. Appointed in June, Wallander oversees academic and professional programs offered by Penn Washington. She characterized Penn Washington as a “startup” that is now building toward a…
Penn student Anvi Tuteja highlights the Forerunner pre-orientation program as a hidden gem for international students and families. Now, in its tenth year, Forerunner helps students build community early while navigating visas, banking, and campus life. Tuteja encourages Penn to celebrate Forerunner not as a footnote, but as a model for welcoming students from around…
Perry World House (PWH) at the University of Pennsylvania announces the launch of the Penn International Climate Observatory (PICO). PICO aims to sustain the engagement of Penn and other U.S.-based researchers in international climate policy and to develop plans to enhance those engagements amid the U.S. government’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. PICO will convene…
Penn Global awarded its first two Residency Grants to Chao Guo, Professor of Nonprofit Management in the School of Social Policy and Practice, and Emily Hannum, Stanley I. Sheerr Term Professor in the Social Sciences, Professor of Sociology, and Associate Dean of Social Sciences in the School of Arts and Sciences. Penn Wharton China Center…
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…