THE PENN POLITICAL UNION (PPU) is an undergraduate organization formed in 2014 that features parliamentary-style deliberation on urgent contemporary issues. Student-led in conjunction with the Andrea Mitchell Center, it represents a wide spectrum of political opinion. The goal of PPU, in both debates and less formal discussions, is to fully represent political diversity while maintaining civility and openness to other outlooks.

The Andrea Mitchell Center is proud to sponsor the PPU debates, now expanded to include events featuring prominent public figures from journalism, politics, public policy, and academia. As with all Mitchell Center events, the PPU debates typically are open to the public and there will usually be opportunity for active participation in the discussion by members of the audience not affiliated with student-led groups.

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