Tom Ferrick, Jr., a journalist with more than 35 years experience as a reporter, editor and columnist, will be writing a regular column about current events - Ferrick@Fels - exclusive to the Fels Institute of Government's website.
Ferrick spent most of his career at The...
Former Fels faculty member Ed DeSeve returned to Penn on November 20 to offer his insights about the economy and his role as a special advisor to President Obama. DeSeve, a Fels alumnus from the Class of 1971, coordinates the distribution of the $787 billion of stimulus funds from the...
Photos of Marjorie Margolies with world leaders and dignitaries keep popping up on her computer screen, but she doesn’t care. Click, click, click.
Instead, she’s looking for a picture of a little girl. Senator Arlen Specter. The president of Finland. Valerie Biden Owens, the vice...
There are approximately 70 students in the full-time MGA format, 60 in the executive format, and 20 enrolled in Certificates. Our students come from diverse backgrounds, but most have at least 2 years of full-time work experience and a demonstrated commitment to public service. They have worked...
By Mateo Rando, Fels MGA Student
Much has been written about the recent strike by the Philadelphia transit system's largest union, and I probably can’t add much to the passionate debates regarding fair wage, pension and health care issues. The strike lasted six days, stalling the city's...
Can't come to campus? Learn more about Fels through a web discussion with a current student, an alum, and an admissions committee member during one of our upcoming chat hours. These sessions are interactive and will provide you the opportunity to submit...
Jack Higgins - Research Associate
Last Friday I got to sit in on a meeting of the Metropolitan Caucus...
Read this profile piece to learn about how Samatha Tubman (MGA '06) turned a stint on Governor Rendell's reelection campaign into a position at the White House as assistant social...
Clad in pinstripe and dark suits, twenty six Fels full-time, executive, and certificate students made a sixteen hour, one-day round-trip to Washington, DC on November 5 for an inaugural career networking event. The day-long event matched student preferences with University of Pennsylvania alumni...
On October 9, 2009, more than two dozen alumni in the Washington, DC are attended a book signing event in DC for David Langlieb (MGA ’09), author of Great Destinations: Philadelphia,...
