Graduate Associates
Perry World House’s Graduate Associates Program is for all graduate students, from any school or department, who have demonstrated a serious interest in exploring world affairs in depth during their time at Penn.
This competitive program is intended for students who want to complement their engagement in global affairs within a vibrant community of scholars, students, and visitors, while also developing professional skills relevant to shaping policy. The program is run by Regina Abrami, Chang Sun Term Professor and Faculty Director of the Global Program at the Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
Graduate Associates meet on a monthly basis for seminars centered on developing skills for engaging the policy community. A range of unique professional networking opportunities are also made available to Graduate Associates, including access to small-group conversations and office hours with Perry World House Visiting Fellows and guest speakers.
The overall goal of the program is to complement students’ existing academic experiences at Penn by adding further interactive global inquiry and developing the professional skills requited to influence policy.