Events

Mabel O. Wilson is a Professor of Architecture, a co-director of Global Africa Lab and the Associate Director at the Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University.  Prof. Wilson’s talk will explore the blueprint for the biopolitics of the U.S. social order, one where white citizens, idealized in the bronze figures of soldiers, politicians and muses, have thrived at the expense of the lives and labor of black and brown bodies, what Michel Foucault formulated in the modern racial state’s power dynamic of “to ‘make’ live and ‘let’ die.”

A STEM workforce is crucial to America’s innovative capacity and global competitiveness. Yet  women are vastly underrepresented in STEM jobs and among STEM degree holders, which leaves an untapped opportunity to expand STEM employment in the United States.  This program will celebrate and raise awareness of Women in STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics at Penn.

In a topical discussion for diversity and inclusion, Gitanjali Swamy will discuss the effectiveness and relevance of three types of interventions. The discussion will illustrate with examples from practices around tech and tech investing. In the entrepreneurial private capital industry, women form 50 percent of new businesses but receive less than 2 percent of financing. Today, there is a belief that the creation of gender-specific funds of a few millions dollars will address this disparity. But it behooves us to ask whether allocating a few million in an industry of $4.6 trillion, where the average fund size is $1 billion, is realistically an effective intervention. As Swamy will address, it is critical to design the right portfolio of interventions that will provide the right balance of incentives, sanctions and value systems for maximal impact specific to the
situation.

Carolyn Edgar of BNY Mellon, and Nigerian business leader Tonye Cole of the Sahara Group, will join other innovators in tech, business, venture capital, development, and social impact investment from the World Bank, Gates Foundation, VC Funds, and the private sector to advance gender equality as a macroeconomic issue, and a moral issue. The purpose of the Institute is to ask hard questions on issues of inclusion and diversity in development, innovation, and entrepreneurship.  Registration required.

Renowned undocumented artist, teacher, and activist Yehimi
Cambron discusses and teaches students how to use art as a form
of resistance. Yehimi's artwork will be on exhibit at The ARCHway
Gallery for the duration of Latinx Heritage Month.

The Center for Public Health Initiatives is pleased to host Dr. Benoit Dubé's first campus-wide seminar as Penn's first Chief Wellness Officer. Dr. Dubé was recently appointed as the Chief Wellness Officer at Penn, the first such an appointment in the Ivy League, and will lead efforts to make wellness a central priority on Penn's campus. Join us in learning about Dr. Dubé's vision to galvanize wellness across the Penn community. Dr. Dubé will discuss how critically important health and well being are to everyone on campus and will describe how Penn resources are changing to become more integrated and accessible in order to better serve every Penn student. He will also announce an exciting new pilot funding opportunity.

A space for conversation for Afro-Latinx students to discuss their
experiences and identities.

Join incoming and returning graduate students and connect with
Latinx students, faculty and staff over refreshments.

#GLOBALFORALL

Penn Global Week is an opportunity to showcase the depth and breadth of cultural activity and global programming available across campus, and engage the University community. This year's theme for the week is Global for All. 

Celebrate the diversity of Latinx students, staff, and faculty on Penn's campus with a procession of flags from 20 Latin American countries. Musical performance led by the Puerto Rican Institute of Music.