At the commemoration rally planned by Penn Haven, a student group committed to addressing homelessness and poverty, I was asked to speak about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, his faith, and about poverty. But I can’t talk about that...

When I first came to the United States, I was amazed by the many different Christian denominations I encountered here. When I first asked my peers in class why there were so many different denominations within Christianity, they...

Every year, I start off the fall semester by committing to tons of things–and by finals I’m stressed and vow to do better for myself spring semester, paring down my commitments and taking better care of myself. One thing that...

Two years ago we began working on what we know today as the Open Mind for Africa in honor of Dr. Louise Shoemaker, Dean Emerita of the University of Pennsylvania School Of Social Work. Dr. Shoemaker has spent a significant part...

Daniel Bergner, who writes periodically for the New York Times, began 2009 with an article entitled “What do Women Want?.” It was a summary of research by various sexologists studying the underlying biological, cultural, and...