Penn Global Seminar: Paris Under the German Occupation and Its Places in [Non-] Memory Lumi, one of the Spring 2026 Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares their experience abroad during the Spring Break. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. What is a journal? This is a question…
Charmaine Chinodakufa is a first-year student from St. Peters, Missouri studying International Relations and Legal Studies and History. This semester, she’ll travel to Athens through a Penn Global Seminar course to examine race, human rights, and law in Greece, comparing the applications to the United States. On campus, Charmaine serves as a New Student Representative…
Penn Global Seminar: Palermo: Empires, Migration, and Mafia By: Katrina Korendiy Katrina, one of the Spring 2026 Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring Break. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Preparing for a Penn Global Seminar is a strange mix of excitement,…
Ike Willis is a junior from Philadelphia studying Philosophy, Politics, and Economics with a concentration in Choice and Behavior. This semester, he’ll travel to Florence, Padua, and Venice to gain a deeper understanding of the function of art and its role in our lives. On campus, he engages with the arts by serving as the…
Lumi Christensen is a junior from Oak Ridge, TN studying Mathematics with a minor in French and Francophone Studies. This semester, they’ll be traveling to Paris through the Penn Global Seminar “Paris under the German Occupation and Its Places in [Non-] Memory” over spring break with Professor Mélanie Péron. Lumi is a QuestBridge Scholar, and…
Contact Ask Me About… Students can reach out to me about how I explored topics related to real estate, fashion, or art while abroad. I’m also happy to discuss further all things related to volunteer opportunities, museum hacks, and transportation within Milan, Italy, as well as other parts of Europe. I can also discuss the…
Semester Abroad: Universita Bocconi Marilyn, one of the Fall 2025 Global Correspondents, shares her experience here abroad during the Fall 2025 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. As my semester studying abroad at Bocconi comes to a close, I’m reflecting on all the incredible friendships…
Paree Pasi is a junior at the University of Pennsylvania majoring in Bioengineering with minors in Engineering Entrepreneurship and South Asian Studies. In the spring of 2026, she will study abroad at the University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she plans to take courses across her major and minors. Originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, just…
Sylvie is a junior at Penn majoring in Political Science and Urban Studies and minoring in Survey Research and Data Analytics. Originally from Los Angeles, she is passionate about using data-informed policy to better address critical social challenges, with a focus on homelessness and housing affordability. In her free time, Sylvie loves playing guitar, discovering new…
Semester Abroad: Universita Bocconi Marilyn, one of the Fall 2025 Global Correspondents, shares her experience here abroad during the Fall 2025 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. At Università Bocconi, I’ve been fortunate enough to join student clubs combining my interests in real estate, art,…
