Now in its second year, the Social Justice Scholars Program was created by Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) to lift the financial burden of graduate student education at a time when access to elite institutions is being reimagined.
Social Justice Scholars are positioned to become change agents in higher education and are offered full-tuition scholarships, mentorship from powerful allies, and a welcoming community. See below for extended interview clips featuring several of the program’s current students and recent alumni.
- Gianni Morsell, SPP’22, MS in Nonprofit Leadership, Prince Georges County, MD
- Joelle Eliza Lingat, SPP’24, dual degrees: Master of Social Work and MS in Nonprofit Leadership, Jersey City, NJ
- Josh Arinze, SPP’23, Master of Social Work, Lagos, Nigeria
- Sparsh Maheshwari, SPP’23, MS in Nonprofit Leadership, Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Paloma Brand, SPP’23, Master of Social Work, San Antonio, TX

