Deepening Penn’s engagement in Washington D.C.
About Us
Penn Washington is a physical and programmatic home for the University of Pennsylvania in the nation’s capital.
Our priorities are to strengthen ties between federal and global policymakers and the Penn academic community, promote opportunities for Penn scholarship to impact policy, expand DC-focused educational and academic programs, and reinforce the essential contributions that Penn can make to the structure and function of democracy and global affairs.
Penn Washington is an academic initiative that expresses the education, research, and service mission of the University of Pennsylvania. If you wish to contact the University’s administrative Office of Government and Community Affairs, please email ogca@pobox.upenn.edu.
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Fixing Congress
The first program established under Penn Washington’s Franklin Initiative, Fixing Congress seeks to foster greater bipartisan cooperation and effectiveness within the legislative branch of U.S. government. Anchored by an annual spring workshop, Fixing Congress brings together Penn experts with former lawmakers to discuss strategies to to reduce gridlock and enhance Congress’s ability to address national issues effectively.
Explore the latest news and insights from Penn Washington.
Opinion: College Is More Affordable Than Many Parents Think
Penn Washington names Celeste Wallander as inaugural executive director
Opinion: Congress can do better than a ‘big, beautiful,’ hyper-partisan bill.
The 119th: Unserious, unprincipled, unproductive
Trump’s Atrocious War on Higher Ed Demands an Aggressive Response
Opinion: Democrats had months to head off Schumer’s no-win dilemma
Opinion: Congress has itself to blame for current constitutional crisis
A conversation with Interim President J. Larry Jameson
Penn Engineering Launches Responsible Innovation Initiative
With an eye on House majority, Democrats mull ways to ‘fix Congress’
Opinion: A few peculiar tricks to fix Congress
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Penn Washington aims to bring Penn to the nation’s capital by hosting an engaging and diverse range of programming and events, including policy forums, scholarly lectures, student programs, and interdisciplinary seminars.
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