GSE Student Joins Obama Administration

In his address to Congress in February, President Obama announced an ambitious goal for the country: to once again lead the world in our proportion of college graduates.

Helping to attain that challenge will be Glenn Cummings, a student in GSE's Executive Doctorate in Higher Education program and newly appointed assistant deputy secretary in the Department of Education.

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Penn students and local high schoolers study together to improve a neighborhood

"Working at West Philly High puts a human face on the theories we study in class," says GSE professor John Puckett.

Puckett is describing the Research as Public Work seminar. Co-taught with Elaine Simon (from Penn's Urban Studies program), the class brings together Penn undergrads and students from West Philadelphia High School.

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In times of conflict, can schools sustain civic ideals?

During the Cold War, children ducked under their school desks as sirens blared, a drill to prepare them for nuclear attack.

A generation later, America responded to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, with similar displays of unity and urgency. This is typical of the way democracies respond to war and conflict, asserts GSE assistant professor Sigal Ben-Porath.

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Think of a video game.

Now think of a video game designed to appeal to male players. For most people, there would be little difference between the two.

Recent studies have shown that the ways games are designed, marketed, and played still display worrying gender inequalities.

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Understanding how the three mix can lead to better coping strategies.

Howard Stevenson is studying a videotape of a high school basketball game. Somewhere in the whirl of play is what educators call a "teachable moment." Blink and you'll miss it.

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