ODEI Spotlight:
Statement on Anti-Asian Violence and Racism
We would like to share and affirm a powerful statement on anti-Asian violence issued by the Task Force on Support to Asian and Asian-American Students and Scholars (TAASS) at Penn. We condemn and denounce the despicable anti-Asian violence that has recently taken place in the United States, and redouble our efforts to create meaningful, lasting change. Read More
Kevin Johnson Appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
Kevin Johnson has been named the University of Pennsylvania’s 27th Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) University Professor. The PIK program recruits renowned scholars whose work draws from two or more academic disciplines and whose achievements demonstrate a rare ability to thrive at the intersection of multiple fields. Read More
Niko Simpkins: At the Nexus of Engineering and Music
For Niko Simpkins, a musician who performs, produces and engineers his own tracks, the most exciting processes combine structure and flexibility, creativity and rigor. As a third-year student he sees his mechanical engineering education as a framework for problem solving that might serve him across a broad set of endeavors, and for now, he’s more interested in learning than narrowing to any one particular career path. Read More
Penn Engineering and Steppingstone Scholars Partner to Launch Inveniam, a ‘STEM Equity and Innovation Lab’
Penn Engineering and Steppingstone Scholars, an educational and social mobility organization based in Philadelphia, are collaborating on “Inveniam,” a first-of-its-kind “STEM Equity and Innovation Lab,” which seeks to respond to a local and national challenge stemming from the lack of access and engagement to STEM, especially among Black and Hispanic students as well as women. Read More
Statement by the Pennsylvania Governor’s Advisory Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs Condemning Racial Violence Against Asian Pacific Americans
This is a statement from the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs with regard to the recent racial incidents occurring in Pennsylvania and throughout the United States. The Governor’s Advisory Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs condemns the recent attacks on Asian Pacific Americans across the nation and calls for all Pennsylvanians to stand up against anti-Asian hate and racism in all forms. Read More
Events of Interest
ODEI Spotlight: CHOP Diversity Symposium, Striving for Equity in STEM
ODEI Spotlight: Race, Solidarity, and Allyship
ODEI Spotlight: Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at SEAS
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategic Plan
The Penn Compact 2022 affirms Inclusion as a means toward the essential ends of higher education: equalizing opportunity, educating leaders for all sectors of society, and enriching the experience of all members of the University community. Penn Engineering remains strongly committed to initiatives that support the University’s efforts to achieve an educational and employment environment that is diverse in race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, interests, abilities and perspectives. We strive to attract a diverse community of students and faculty, to provide an accessible, rigorous engineering education, and to improve our local and global communities through engineering.
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