John Kerry meets with Perry World House Graduate Associates and Student Fellows at our Fall 2019 Colloquium Ambassador Susan Rice discusses her memoir 'Tough Love' with Penn Provost Wendell Pritchett at Perry World House, January 2020 Felipe Calderón, former President of Mexico, speaks at Perry World House's Global Order Colloquium, September 2018 President Biden at a PWH event Lt. Gen. HR McMaster (Ret) speaks at a PWH event. Former President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf speaks at Perry World House's Global Order Colloquium, September 2021 Alexander Vindman speaks at Perry World House
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A home for global engagement on Penn's campus.

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Lightning Scholars Program Open Now

Perry World House's Lightning Scholars Program - which brings tenure-track faculty from around the world to Philadelphia for a year or semester of writing, fellowship, and bridging the gap between policy and academia - is open for applications.
Climate Change and Geopolitics

A new series of essays from Perry World House explore how climate change will impact major geopolitical issues, such as global governance and national security.
Apply to be a PWH Postdoctoral Fellow

Applications are open now for our 2022-23 class of Postdoctoral Fellows. Opportunities are available across three major research areas at Perry World House - the Borders and Boundaries Project; the Global Innovation Program; and the Penn Identity and Conflict Lab. 
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