The Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy
The Daily Pennsylvanian has released an article written about our February 19th panel, titled "Place and Well-Being." This was a conversation between Professors Millan AbiNader and Alice Xu of the School of Social Policy and Practice, moderated by Rebecca Del Rossi. This event is part of our yearlong series with SP2 on the Politics of Well-Being.
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Feb 23, 2026
Feb 6, 2026
"Two speechwriters for former President Barack Obama joined the Penn Political Union... for a discussion about presidential communication.
Dec 11, 2025
AMC Undergraduate Fellow Mia McElhatton was recently featured in an article in Penn Today. Mia is investigating the effects of climate change and the disproportionate impact it has on the mobility of those in low- and middle-income countries.
Click here to read the full article.
Dec 9, 2025
On November 20th, the Andrea Mitchell Center held an event titled 'Economics and Well-Being' as part of our Politics of Well-Being event series with the School of Social Policy and Practice. This event brought together Professors Amy Castro and Ioana Marinescu for a conversation on guaranteed income and universal basic income, moderated by Karim Sharif.
Dec 4, 2025
The Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy is pleased to announce that applications are now open for both the Undergraduate Fellowship and Graduate Fellowship for the 2026–27 academic year. These annual fellowships support University of Pennsylvania students whose research, writing, and public engagement explore the meaning, practice, and future of democracy—locally, nationally, and globally.
Nov 20, 2025
On November 20, 2025, the Penn Political Union held the Fall 2025 All-Parties Debate. Penn Democrats, Penn for Liberty, and College Republicans gathered to debate various high-importance issues in front of an at-capacity crowd of their peers.
Click here to read an article about it in the Daily Pennsylvanian.
Nov 19, 2025
On November 19, 2025, the Andrea Mitchell Center co-sponsored an event with Penn Washington with Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. Benson, along with Maegan Vasquez of the Washington Post, engaged in dialogue on protecting democracy and bringing passion to public service. The event was introduced by Andrea Mitchell Center Associate Director, Ibrahim Bakri.
Oct 31, 2025
On October 28, 2025, the Andrea Mitchell Center, along with the Middle East Center and Penn Global, hosted an event with Middle East distinguished visiting scholar Dahlia Scheidlin focused on Palestinian and Israeli public opinions.
The event was covered by the Daily Pennsylvanian. Click here to read full article.
