Educating the whole person
How Do I Pronounce Paideia?Courses
Courses for the holistic student.
SNF Paideia designated courses, designed and taught by faculty from all of Penn’s twelve Schools, integrate students’ personal, professional, and civic development. Open to all Penn undergraduates, these courses focus on dialogue, wellness, service, and citizenship from different disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives.
Fellowships
SNF Paideia Fellows.
While individual Paideia courses are designed to be taken by any of Penn’s 10,000 undergraduates, the program also provides a more structured and immersive experience for a select number of SNF Paideia Fellows.
Initiatives
Connecting theory and practice.
In addition to courses, fellowships, and events, SNF Paideia serves as the home for several co-sponsored initiatives that connect classroom learning with real-world dialogue and public problem-solving.
The Latest from SNF Paideia
Sigal Ben-Porath named the faculty director of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Paideia Program
Sigal Ben-Porath named the faculty director of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Paideia Program
Read MoreFrom the Blog
SNF Paideia Program Celebration Honors Inaugural Faculty Director
Dialogue Resources from SNF Paideia for Addressing Current Events
Fake News in the Post-Factual Era--It’s Not Just False Beliefs.
Upcoming Events
We Are the Medicine Documentary Film Screening
The Rothko Chapel at the Intersection of Art, Spirituality and Human Rights with Christopher Rothko
The Labors of Resurrection: Necromancy and the Democratic Storytelling of W.E.B. Du Bois and Toni Morrison
In the News
Future of the GOP
Discussing open expression on college campuses
Dampening Free Expression: Private Colleges Hope New Speech Policies Will Keep the Peace
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We are eager to hear from faculty about classes they would like offered under the SNF Paideia Program.