Past Events
Speechwriting for the Obamas: Cody Keenan & Tyler Lechtenberg
PCPSE Auditorium (010)
Join the Penn Political Union in welcoming Cody Keenan and Tyler Lechtenberg as they discuss their time speechwriting for the Obamas. Cody wrote alongside President Barack Obama for 14 years, working his way up to White House Chief Speechwriter. In 2022, his first book, Grace…
I.C.E. and Immigration
4051 Spruce Street, 3F
Join the Polybian Society for a discussion on the ethics and impacts of I.C.E. Co-sponsored by the Penn Political Union.
Identity and Well-Being
Annual Theme: The Politics of Well-Being
PCPSE 250 (The Forum)
How do race, gender, sexuality, and other aspects of identity influence well-being? This conversation centers on how identity-based disparities are embedded in social policy, housing, education, and healthcare systems.
Legal Responses to Minority Rights in Post-Conflict Societies
Graduate Student Workshop
PCPSE 335 (AMC Conference Room)
Hybrid Event: Zoom link available after registration
This session examines how political upheavals reshape the rights and recognition of minorities. By tracing how states, international organizations, and revolutionary leaders redefine who counts as a protected subject, the two papers show how marginalized groups invoke and contest…
Tocqueville on Economic Inequality and the 'Absenteeism of the Heart'
PCPSE 250 (the Forum)
Please join the Andrea Mitchell Center and the Political Theory Workshop for a lecture by David Lay Williams, Professor of Political Science at DePaul University. Professor Williams will be presenting on an article titled, "Tocqueville on Economic Inequality and the 'Absenteeism…