The Next Generation of Intellectual Leaders

How does culture shape children's social and emotional development? That's the big question Penn GSE Professor Xinyin Chen seeks to answer in his research.

Meet Our New Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs and Diversity
GSE’s own Jessie Harper was recently appointed to this new position, and one of her first tasks was to build a website dedicated to diversity at the School.
Scratch Day @ Penn GSE
Junior programmers learned how to create interactive stories, games, and animations - and share them around the world - at the fifth annual Scratch Day @ Penn GSE.
Congratulations Class of 2013!
Check out a slideshow of photos from Penn GSE's 2013 Commencement Ceremony featuring speaker Lord David Puttnam.
Everybody's A Winner at The 2013 Milken-Penn GSE Ed Business Plan Competition
All of this year’s Competition finalists will be invited to participate in the Education Design Studio Fund (EDSF), a newly-announced fund initiative created in collaboration with Penn GSE.
Penn GSE Commencement 2013

Video: Watch the Class of 2013 receive their diplomas, Lord David Puttnam's address, and more!

The Changing Face of Historically Black Colleges & Universities

Marybeth Gasman's Center for Minority Serving Institutions releases its inaugural report on the outsize role HBCUs play in educating underserved populations.

Penn GSE Jumps in National Ed School Rankings

US News and World Report placed Penn GSE 7th in national graduate education school rankings.

Alumni Spotlight: Larissa Pahomov
A degree from Penn GSE proved to be the perfect springboard into a successful career for alumna Larissa Pahomov.
Stanton Wortham Receives 2012-2013 Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching
Along with six other Penn faculty members, Dr. Wortham was honored with the distinguished award at a special ceremony on April 17.
"Which leads me to one final number: 51,283. That's how many children the Atlanta Public School system betrayed when educators erased students' wrong answers instead of teaching them the right ones."