This past December 2024, I successfully defended my dissertation! My study is entitled “The Cultural Organizing Networks in Philadelphia.” I now have a Joint PhD in Communication & Social Welfare, from @asc.upenn.edu and @sp2phd.bsky.social at UPenn.

It will be easy to fall into a pattern of dunking & reacting in these times. Performing disapproval can be a consuming pastime & it is not enough. Refuse to abandon vulnerable people. Build a rebellious culture of care. If you need help, @prisonculture.bsky.social and I wrote a book to assist you.

Congrats to Melissa B. Skolnick-Noguera, PhD, MSW, for passing her dissertation on 'The Cultural Organizing Networks in Philadelphia'! Her work shows how artists shaped 2020’s discourse on cultural equity and racial justice policy, linking local movements to national social change @melib.bsky.social

📢✨ We have a new Ph.D.!! ✨Congratulations to Dr. Melissa B. Skolnick-Noguera on the successful defense of her dissertation, “The Cultural Organizing Networks in Philadelphia.” @melib.bsky.social