Alumni Stories

Share Your Story

Penn GSE welcomes news of how our alumni are educating, leading, and innovating to shape the future of education. We hope you will draw inspiration from the stories we’ve shared on Penn GSE social media and take a moment to share your work with us.


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April 2, 2019
Turning Data Into Knowledge

As Penn’s associate vice president for institutional research and analysis, Stacey Lopez, GRD’11, uses data to tell stories.

  • Higher Education
  • Alumni
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April 2, 2019
Putting Penn Graduates to Work

Barbara Hewitt, GRD ’02, shapes career services programs institution-wide so they best meet the needs of all Penn students and graduates.

  • Higher Education
  • Alumni
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April 2, 2019
Learning to Lead and Leading to Learn: Penn GSE Alumni as Senior Leaders at Penn

Five “home-grown” senior leaders at Penn draw upon expertise acquired at GSE as they make an impact on the nation’s higher education landscape.

  • Higher Education
  • Alumni
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March 1, 2019
Lois Kohn-Claar, C’88, GED’88, and Gary Claar, W’88

Lois Kohn-Claar, C’88, GED’88, is dedicated to the challenge of re-envisioning learning.

  • Faces of Philanthropy
  • Alumni
December 13, 2018
Penn GSE Features Higher Education Leaders at Homecoming

Penn GSE highlighted leaders from across higher education at a panel discussion for alumni and friends during Penn’s Homecoming Weekend.

 

  • Higher Education
  • Alumni
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November 19, 2018
Navin Valrani, W’93, GED’18, and Monica Valrani

Navin Valrani, W’93, GED’18, and his wife, Monica, believe passionately in the power of education.

  • Faces of Philanthropy
  • Alumni
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October 18, 2018
Delivering Education Through Business and Technology

For Norrizan Razali, GR’92, the path to leadership in business and technology at Microsoft and Apple began with curiosity about English language acquisition in her native city.

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Alumni
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October 18, 2018
Educating Beyond Boundaries: Penn GSE Alumni Pursue Cross-Disciplinary Careers

Four Penn GSE alumni share their stories of impactful careers that pair education with psychology, corporate leadership, business and technology, and international development.

  • Global Initiatives
  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Alumni
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May 31, 2018
Bringing Education to Nations of Students

As a developer of international social-impact programs, Christopher Ashford, GR’00, works to improve the lives of children.

  • Global Initiatives
  • Alumni
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May 31, 2018
Promoting the Value of Learning in the Workplace

David DeFilippo, GRD’13, determines how to hire the best people, how to engage them and manage their performance, and how to build better future leaders.

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Alumni

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