Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) is pleased to announce the selection of two exemplary MSW students as the School’s Inaugural Race and Social Justice Fellows: Hannah Cao and Jennifer Bulcock.

In this newly-established fellowship, Ms. Cao and Dr. Bulcock will be working with Associate Dean for Inclusion Jerri Bourjolly and the Advisory Committee on Race and Social Justice to implement critical School-wide projects centered on diversity, inclusion, intersectionality, and social justice.

With a keen emphasis on the School’s One Book, One SP2 initiative, Ms. Cao and Dr. Bulcock will develop a multidisciplinary resource guide that includes specific classroom strategies and techniques, readings, videos / documentaries, guest speakers, in-class activities, assignments, and other innovative resources that would be published online. This year’s selection for the School-wide initiative was Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions by Valeria Luiselli, which compassionately and poignantly sheds light on the experiences of undocumented youth from Central America who face possible deportation.

During her time as a fellow and an SP2 student, Hannah Cao, a first-generation Vietnamese American, seeks to address not only the inherent racism present throughout the country, but also the xenophobia that she says has only become more apparent since the pandemic’s start. Prior to being selected for the fellowship, Ms. Cao has been a Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GAPSA) representative on SP2 Student Government and possesses a wealth of experience planning events, creating activities, working in interdisciplinary teams, and building networks.

Jennifer Bulcock is approaching the fellowship with a distinct enthusiasm for engaging the School community on matters of intersectionality, inclusivity, and impact. Her vast range of experience includes developing inclusive curriculum, expertise in immigration and immigrant rights, and planning immigration-oriented events. Outside of the MSW program, she is an assistant professor of philosophy, the assistant director of the Center on Immigration, and the director of the Honors Program, all at Cabrini University.