At the Intersection of Empathy and Analytics: How UPenn is Training the Next Generation of Evidence-Based Policy Experts
April 07, 2026
April 07, 2026
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 7 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news:
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Blending empathy and analytics
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Nature Hu came to Penn's School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) with a curiosity about how individual stories connect to systemic change. Before joining SP2's Master of Science in Social Policy (MSSP) program, she saw firsthand how data shapes policy, including how compassion and technical skill . . .
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Blending empathy and analytics
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Nature Hu came to Penn's School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) with a curiosity about how individual stories connect to systemic change. Before joining SP2's Master of Science in Social Policy (MSSP) program, she saw firsthand how data shapes policy, including how compassion and technical skill . . .
