To better understand the mass movement of populations across the globe, Penn social science faculty are interpreting data, analyzing the effect of immigration on sending and receiving countries, and untangling the many complexities of immigration today.
Thursday, June 29, 2017
By Abigail Meisel
Illustrations by Chris Gash
We spoke with Jeffrey Green, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy, about the goals and programming of the new educational hub.
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Emilio Parrado, Dorothy Swaine Thomas Professor of Sociology, discusses the repeal of the DACA program.
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Former Civil Rights Commission Chair Mary Frances Berry, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and a professor of history and Africana studies, reflects on then and now.
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Paleobiologist Lauren Sallan questions, and in some cases overturns, closely held tenets of paleontology.
Thursday, June 1, 2017
By Katherine Unger Baille
We asked English Professor David Wallace—and his mum—about the death of Princess Diana 20 years ago.
Thursday, August 24, 2017
By Susan Ahlborn
Man's best friend has always been a hero of film, literature, and visual art.
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Professor Peter T. Struck, Evan C Thompson Chair for Excellence in Teaching, on the cultural significance of "The Simpsons."
Thursday, May 11, 2017
By Jane Carroll
If you want to know the secrets of human ancestry and evolution, look no further than genetics, says Theodore Schurr.
Thursday, June 1, 2017
By Michelle Berger
A mother’s distress at the sound of her young being threatened—what could be more natural?
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
By Blake Cole
Illustrations By Emiliano Ponzi
Audio by Alex Schein
