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PennSP2

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PennSP2

@PennSP2

Official X of @Penn's School of Social Policy & Practice. Vision: the passionate pursuit of social innovation, impact, & justice. Penn 9.24.24 guidelines apply.

Joined January 2011

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PennSP2
@PennSP2
Nov 15, 2024
On the Bloomberg Businessweek podcast, #PennSP2’s @rjisungpark discusses how extreme heat affects students and workers, and how society can respond to climate change. Listen at 1:28. Dr. Park is the author of the book “Slow Burn.” @PrincetonUPress youtube.com/watch?v=wWbGIg…
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PennSP2
@PennSP2
Jun 7, 2022
Desmond Patton has been appointed a Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor with joint appointments in SP2 and @AnnenbergPenn and a secondary appointment in @PennMedicine. Patton will be Penn’s Brian and Randi Schwartz University Professor.
Desmond Patton appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor - School of Social Policy &...
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PennSP2
@PennSP2
Oct 23, 2020
While responding to @kwelkernbc’s question about “the talk” during last night’s #presidentialdebate, @JoeBiden mentioned his daughter’s Master of Social Work degree from Penn SP2. When she graduated in 2010, Vice President Biden was SP2’s commencement speaker. #Debates2020
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PennSP2
@PennSP2
May 15, 2017
Looking forward to @tamronhall's words of wisdom at SP2 commencement tonight!!! #sp2grad #socialchangeagents
Tamron Hall
@tamronhall
May 15, 2017
Today came fast. I'm extremely honored to be your commencement speaker this evening. In #philadelphia enjoying the city. See you soon.
PennSP2
@PennSP2
Aug 21, 2024
Congrats to #PennSP2’s Ioana Marinescu, named to the 2024 Cohort of Penn Fellows! An associate professor and director of SP2’s Master of Science in Social Policy Program, @mioana researches wage determination, antitrust law, green jobs, and more. almanac.upenn.edu/articles/2024-…
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PennSP2
@PennSP2
Feb 15, 2017
SP2 and @PennIUR are pleased to announce that former #Philly Mayor Nutter has been appointed sr. exec fellow.
Former Mayor Michael Nutter Appointed as Senior SP2 Exec Fellow at Penn IUR - School of Social...
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PennSP2
@PennSP2
Apr 11, 2023
“Our findings show that guaranteed income programs mitigate the negative financial and health consequences associated with income volatility.” @castro_phd of SP2's @PennCGIR co-authored the final results announced today from the Stockton pilot program.
Study: Guaranteed income improved people's health during pandemic - School of Social Policy &...
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PennSP2
@PennSP2
Jan 17, 2023
In recognition of a pioneering, in-depth analysis of the roles of racism and Americanization in the history of social work, @Yoosun_P of SP2 and co-author @MichaelReisch have been awarded the 2023 Frank R. Breul Memorial Prize by @SocServReview.
SP2's Yoosun Park awarded 2023 Breul Prize for research on intersection of racism, Americanization,...
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PennSP2
@PennSP2
Aug 1, 2023
#PennSP2’s @DrDesmondPatton has been named among the first cohort of @ObamaFoundation United States Leaders! 🎉Read more about Patton & the program:
Desmond Upton Patton announced as new Obama Foundation United States Leader - School of Social...
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PennSP2
@PennSP2
Dec 18, 2023
Receipt of unconditional cash is connected to improved financial health, sense of self, and economic mobility in a report by #PennSP2's @PennCGIR about the People’s Prosperity Pilot in Saint Paul, MN, the first-ever @mayorsforagi pilot.
Report: Trailblazing guaranteed income program in Saint Paul enhanced mental and financial well-b...
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PennSP2
@PennSP2
Jul 23, 2018
School of Social Policy & Practice economist @mioana: “Many studies find no statistically significant effect of an unconditional cash transfer [or universal basic income] on the probability of working.” @govtechnews @PennNewsToday @CNNMoney @MichaelDTubbs
govtech.com
Universal Basic Income: Wild Experiment or the Solution to Poverty?
Stockton, Calif., and tech entrepreneurs are exploring whether access to a no-strings paycheck has the potential to end poverty.
PennSP2
@PennSP2
Aug 29, 2018
Sara “Sally” Bachman has been named dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania, effective Jan. 1. The announcement was made today by Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett.
Sara Bachman named dean of Penn School of Social Policy & Practice | Penn Today
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PennSP2
@PennSP2
Jun 20, 2018
PennSP2
@PennSP2
Sep 14, 2016
Dean @johnljacksonjr speaks against domestic violence as part of the MEN CAN Campaign #mencan2016 @LSHphilly