September 6, 2021
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Deborah Bial standing in front of two chalkboards.

Keeping up with McGraw Prize Winners: Deborah Bial, President and Founder of The Posse Foundation

2013 McGraw Prize winner, Deborah Bial is the President and Founder of the nonprofit, The Posse Foundation which uses its signature Posse model to support young scholars with diverse demographic backgrounds through attending, enrolling and completing college and emerging as strong leaders from diverse backgrounds who are able to develop consensus solutions to complex social problems.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Higher Education
July 1, 2021
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Preparing Future Citizens: Penn GSE Alumni Advance Education for Civic Life

By teaching, implementing curricula, creating experiences outside of the classroom, and engaging undergraduates in community service, these alumni are preparing the next generation for U.S. civic life.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Alumni
  • Special Topic: COVID-19
July 1, 2021
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Outdoors, a woman wearing a backpack hugs two children. The three people are facing away from the camera. A headline reads, “Collaborating with Communities.”

Collaborating with Communities: Professor Vivian Gadsden Works to Help Children and Families

Educational and social inequities have long been top of mind for Penn GSE’s Professor Vivian Gadsden, who works with families and educators to uplift the underserved and develop a new definition of child well-being.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Alumni
July 1, 2021
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A silhouette of a student’s head in a graduation cap is filled with various images of the Penn GSE building, Penn campus views, students, and faculty.

The Future of Higher Education: Penn GSE Faculty, Students, and Alumni Look Ahead

Seeing hope amidst current challenges, Penn GSE professors, scholars, and graduates are examining the changing landscape of higher education and envisioning opportunities to advance educational opportunity and racial justice.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Higher Education
  • Alumni
  • Special Topic: COVID-19
June 30, 2021
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From research to practice, Charlotte Jacobs is busting myths and inspiring action

Penn GSE’s Dr. Charlotte Jacobs talks about her approach to research, the intersection of research and practice, and how she’s aiming to increase access to her work.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Teaching & Learning
May 19, 2021
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Janay Garrett, center, with her husband James and their daughter.

Mother Scholar Janay Garrett blends activism, research, and motherhood

This spring, Garrett became Assistant Dean for Student Affairs in Yale’s Office of Gender & Campus Culture and the Alcohol and Other Drugs Harm Reduction Initiative.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Counseling & Psychology
  • Higher Education
May 17, 2021
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Faculty appear in clasrooms in five tiled images. A lavender bar across the bottom reads, “Professional Counseling Master’s Program.”

Professional Counseling Master’s Program Trains Future Therapists Amid a Pandemic

Penn GSE students preparing for counseling careers have strived to deliver mental health services to vulnerable populations via virtual internships while studying remotely themselves.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Counseling & Psychology
  • Alumni
  • Special Topic: COVID-19
April 30, 2021
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Ed Brockenbrough

Zaya Wade and Lil Nas X are making it easier for queer and trans youths to explore their identities

‘To have young people who are taking center stage in the realms that other young people are really sort of using to explore their identity is crucial,’ Ed Brockenbrough recently told USA Today.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Teaching & Learning
April 20, 2021
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Marcus Wright, a doctoral student in higher education, found that when colleges had to talk about COVID-19, they rarely prioritized first-generation students.

What can college websites reveal about communicating with first-generation students?

Marcus Wright, a doctoral student in higher education, found that when colleges had to talk about COVID-19, they rarely prioritized first-generation students.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Higher Education
April 9, 2021
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Vivian Gadsden

Gadsden to deliver AERA Distinguished Lecture

Ebony Elizabeth Thomas and Yasmin Kafai will also lead sessions at AERA’s annual meeting.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Language, Literacy & Culture

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