Jennifer M. Morton, '02, Ph.D.

Title
Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor of Philosophy
Affiliation
University of Pennsylvania

Jennifer Morton is Presidential Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research, which spans ethics, political and moral philosophy, and the philosophy of education, has been feature in The AtlanticInside Higher EducationThe Chronicle of Higher EducationThe NationNew York Daily NewsTimes Higher Education, Princeton Alumni Weekly, Public Booksand Vox. Her book Moving Up Without Losing Your Way: The Ethical Costs of Upward Mobility was awarded the Frederic W. Ness Book Award by the Association of American Colleges, and Universities, and was chosen as the Princeton Pre-Read for the Class of 2025. Jennifer also received the 2023 Grawemeyer Award for her work on the ethical sacrifices made by first-generation and low-income university students. She tweets at @jennifermmorton.