November 2, 2020
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Krystal Strong

Why did #EndSARS go global this fall?

Krystal Strong examines a youth-led protest movement trying to end police brutality in Nigeria.

  • Global Initiatives
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
April 30, 2020
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Jasmine Blanks Jones works with a student artist at B4 Youth Theater.

Theater stopped misinformation during the Ebola crisis. The Penn GSE student who led the project says arts can help beat COVID-19.

When Ebola hit Liberia, Penn GSE student Jasmine Blanks Jones’ youth theater company took on conspiracy theories and a lack of trust in the government. If that sounds familiar, she has ideas for improving messaging during the pandemic.

  • Global Initiatives
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Special Topic: COVID-19
April 16, 2020
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Sharon Wolf talks with a student in her office.

Wolf’s research on childhood hunger offers a warning as pandemic threatens food security

‘This pandemic is going to have consequences for children,’ Wolf says.

  • Global Initiatives
  • Special Topic: COVID-19
February 17, 2020
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Krystal Strong testifies to the US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee

Krystal Strong urges US House subcommittee to support leadership initiatives for African youth

Strong said African students are “learning what it means to be a citizen, developing political identities, and learning the extent to which their governments and societies will support them.”

  • Global Initiatives
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
October 23, 2019
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Creating a World of Opportunity: Penn GSE Partners for Global Impact

In locations around the globe, Penn GSE is forging new paths and setting new precedents for meaningful change in education.

  • Global Initiatives
  • Alumni
October 15, 2019
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Daniel Wagner teaching a class.

US should look to other countries for guidance on affirmative action, says Wagner

Affirmative action is consistently challenged in court but often only examined from a US lens. Penn GSE’s Daniel Wagner suggests that by reviewing policies from other countries, the US could begin to build a more proactive system that increases equity in higher education.

 

  • Global Initiatives
September 23, 2019
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Examining Education, Culture, and Context

Sydney Negus, GED’17, draws upon the intercultural perspective she honed at Penn GSE to conduct research and evaluate programs in The School District of Philadelphia.

  • Global Initiatives
  • Alumni
September 23, 2019
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Aligning Learning with Business Priorities

Robert “Bob” Demare, GRD’14, has developed company-wide learning to improve global business performance, drawing upon his time at Penn GSE.

  • Global Initiatives
  • Alumni
September 23, 2019
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Using the Arts to Strengthen Learning

Sharareh Bajracharya, GR’05, is using art to empower students in underfunded and rural schools in Nepal.

  • Global Initiatives
  • Alumni
September 23, 2019
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Shaping the Vision of a University

José Antonio Guzmán, GRD’13, says the imprint of his time at Penn GSE is visible all around Universidad de los Andes, where he is president.

 

  • Global Initiatives
  • Alumni

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