February 1, 2017
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Finney: Unaffordable colleges hurting Pennsylvania’s economy

Appearing on WITF, Finney discussed the state’s poor ranking in her College Affordability Diagnosis.

 

 

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Higher Education
January 12, 2017
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U.S. Under Secretary of Education visits Penn GSE

Ted Mitchell answered questions from students in Penn GSE’s Higher Education Division in lunch and learn. 

 

  • Higher Education
December 9, 2016
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University boards can play a role in institutional diversity

Senior Fellow Peter Eckel, a member of the Higher Education division at Penn GSE, was a recent guest on Wharton’s Sirius radio station to discussing the role boards of trustees can play in universities. 

 

  • Higher Education
November 2, 2016
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A year after student protests at Missouri, Jonathan Zimmerman is still looking at the politics on American campuses

Zimmerman, one of the foremost education historians, has joined the Penn GSE faculty.

 

  • Higher Education
September 27, 2016
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Gasman: Elite research institutions don’t have diverse faculties because ‘we don't want them’

In an essay in the Washington Post, Gasman outlines the choices colleges make that keep faculties whiter than their students. 

 

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Higher Education
June 23, 2016
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Advice for presidents, success at MSIs, at New York Times forum

The higher education leadership forum, held June 21, 2016, featured Penn GSE faculty, alumnus, and student.

 

  • Higher Education
May 18, 2016
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Turning university prestige into something students value

In an essay for Times Higher Education, Matthew Hartley ponders how prestigious (and pricey) colleges can justify their course costs.   

 

  • Higher Education
April 27, 2016
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Diagnosis: College costs pushed beyond families’ ability to pay

New study co-authored by Joni Finney, Director of Penn GSE's Institute for Research on Higher Education, ranks all 50 states by college affordability for students and families.


 

  • Higher Education
April 26, 2016
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Report from Penn AHEAD illuminates college degree wealth gap

Family income has a significant impact on entrance to college, student loan debt and degree completion, according to a report issued by the Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy at Penn GSE and the Pell Institute. 

 

  • Higher Education
April 14, 2016
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Empowering Urban College Students

In 2009, Paul Quinn College was in danger of losing its accreditation. When Michael Sorrell, GRD’15, became president, he enacted a series of audacious initiatives that effected change, empowerment, and enrollment.

  • Higher Education
  • Alumni

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