Perry World House (PWH), the University of Pennsylvania’s home for global policy engagement, is delighted to announce the addition of three distinguished visiting fellows for the 2024 – 2025 and 2025 – 2026 academic years. PWH fellows engage with Penn students, staff, faculty, and other members of the PWH community to tackle some of the…
Each year, around a quarter of Penn’s junior class chooses to depart Philadelphia — and the United States entirely — to participate in one of the University’s study abroad programs. Penn offers 95 approved study abroad programs, and various other programs for which students may petition for approval from Penn Abroad. The Daily Pennsylvanian examined…
Growing up in rural Alaska shaped Charlotte Brown’s interest in health care access, while being a Perry World House Student Fellow and Benjamin Franklin Scholar expanded her horizons. Charlotte Brown recalls a childhood climbing up and falling out of trees, picking blueberries in the mountains and currants in the woods, and paddling down her backyard…
In a village in Uganda, Penn students set up their cameras under trees, shaded from the sun and the heat, ready for the interviews they had prepared for throughout the fall semester. The students would, over the course of 10 days, record extensive interviews with members of local communities, creating a lasting historical record. The…
After a “super year” of elections in 2024 – more than 1.6 billion people cast ballots in 74 national elections globally – many are spending 2025 assessing the health of democracy around the world. The early returns are worrisome. In many places autocratic leaders are tightening their grip on power and democratic backsliding seems to be…
Penn Global is pleased to share that it is formally accepting applications for Penn Wharton China Center grants, which offer China-focused research and teaching support. In January, Penn Global announced two new opportunities to support China-focused research and teaching initiatives in collaboration with the Penn Wharton China Center (PWCC) in Beijing. Penn Global is now formally accepting…
The first-year Penn Medicine student and graduate associate at Perry World House draws her inspiration from her family’s lived experience. A graduate of Yale University and the University of Cambridge on a Marshall Scholarship, Bayan Galal says her master’s in population health sciences gave her the big-picture view to complement her family’s lived experience. Galal…
Penn Global Seminars (PGS) are semester-long courses taught on campus that include an embedded travel component. Through PGS, Penn undergraduate students are able to take full advantage of essential global learning Penn Global Seminars (PGS) combine on-campus coursework with immersive travel experiences, offering Penn undergraduates the chance to engage in global learning, no matter their…
Launch of the Institute and rebirth of a minor in European studies create new opportunities for student research and travel abroad. A new European Studies Institute (ESI) has launched at Penn along with a revitalized minor available to most students who study abroad in Europe. “The European Union is the second-largest economy in the world,” says Mitchell…
Students from the Weitzman School of Design journeyed to Senegal to help with an ambitious ecological and infrastructural greening effort as part of their coursework. The Dakar Greenbelt aims to combat desertification and promote sustainable urban growth. From leadership strife and regional conflicts to the sweeping waves of global economic transformation, the Sahel region—the southern…
