AS THE CULMINATION of a year of meetings to refine their research projects, the Mitchell Center undergraduate research fellows present their projects in a one-day conference, with diverse topics that this year include a study of Penn's community engagement; the impact of climate change on the Indigenous Mapuche of Chile; the influence of partisan identity on political beliefs; impact investing; the experience of the Japanese-American internees during World War II; and migrant workers in Lebanon.

PANEL 1 – 10:00-11:00 am –Strategies for a Better World

Mya GORDON (Urban Studies)
The Implementation of the Democratic Civic University Theorized: A Case Study of Community Engagement at the University of Pennsylvania

Yoonie YANG (Wharton International Studies / Business Ethics and Legal Studies)
Environmental Personhood in Ecuador: A Case Study of the Napurak Achuar Indigenous Community

Discussant: Adam MOHR (Senior Lecturer, History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania)

PANEL 2 – 11:15 am-12:15 pm – Influencing Political & Economic Decision-Making

Isaac GATENO (Political Science)
The Polarizing Effect of Political Party Labels

Jana HAYALY (Philosophy, Politics, and Economics)
Exploring ESG: Bridging the Informational Gap Faced by Impact Investors

Discussant: Sean KATES (Associate Director of Programs in Data Analytics, Fels Institute, University of Pennsylvania)

Lunch - 12:15-1:00 pm

PANEL 3 – 1:00-2:00 pm – Coercion and Belonging

Hannah DE OLIVEIRA  (History / Legal Studies and History)
Conflict, Resistance and Resolve: Uncovering Lost Narratives in Japanese-American Internment

Cole McCANN-PHILLIPS (History / Modern Middle East Studies)
Navigating the Kafala System: The Role of Community Solidarity in the Survival of Kenyan Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon

Discussant: Nareman AMIN (Visiting Professor, Fordham University)