December 10, 2020
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Education in Times of Change: Penn GSE Provides Leadership and Partnership for an Unprecedented Era

Amid a global pandemic and perhaps the largest civil rights movement in U.S. history, Penn GSE is embracing the shift to virtual education, providing resources to educators and leaders in the field at large, and addressing issues of race, equity, and access throughout the School’s work.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Counseling & Psychology
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Alumni
  • Special Topic: COVID-19
December 4, 2020
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Penn GSE Homecoming @ Home highlights Bedtime Math and awardees

Penn GSE’s Homecoming @ Home honored five outstanding graduates and featured Laura Bilodeau Overdeck, WG’95, founder and president of Bedtime Math, a nonprofit that works to help kids love math.

  • Teaching & Learning
  • Alumni
October 22, 2020
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Harnessing the Power of Education: Penn GSE Board Leadership Transition

Penn GSE’s new Board of Overseers Chair, Doug Korn, W’84, and his predecessor, David Roberts, W’84, support Dean Grossman’s vision and the School’s work creating opportunity through education.

  • Leadership
  • Faces of Philanthropy
  • Alumni
October 22, 2020
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Seven colorful thought bubbles, each with a silhouette of a person within it, are connected by a web. Within and outside of the silhouettes are symbols including computers, gears, targets, globes, a brain, and an eye. A headline reads, “Building a Community of Leaders: Penn GSE’s Chief Learning Officer Program Goes Virtual.”

Building a Community of Leaders: Penn GSE’s Chief Learning Officer Program Goes Virtual

Throughout a successful transition to remote learning, Penn GSE’s Chief Learning Officer program has focused on building community among leaders of workplace learning.

  • Leadership
  • Alumni
  • Special Topic: COVID-19
October 22, 2020
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Elementary school students sit at round tables in a classroom. Behind them are colorful decorations, classroom projects, and school supplies. A woman stands at the front of the room and a man sits to the left. A headline on the image reads, “Recasting the Moment.”

Recasting the Moment: Professor Howard Stevenson on Creating Change Through Racial Literacy

A nationally sought expert on racial stress and racial trauma, Penn GSE’s Dr. Howard Stevenson discusses the national landscape and how racial literacy can help create a better future.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Counseling & Psychology
  • Alumni
October 22, 2020
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The headline “Celebrating Virtually” and red and blue pennants appear above screenshots of two event videos. The screenshot on the left says. “Join us for a virtual Alumni Weekend Saturday May 16. 2020.” The screenshot on the right shows Dean Grossman smiling above the words “Dean Pam Grossman of the Graduate School of Education.”

Celebrating Virtually

Penn Alumni Weekend and Penn GSE Commencement went virtual for 2020, keeping the University and School communities connected from afar amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Alumni
  • Special Topic: COVID-19
October 22, 2020
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Adapting in Times of Change: Penn GSE Alumni Shape Education’s Future

The role of educators and leaders worldwide is more important than ever in today’s landscape. Four Penn GSE alumni share the challenges they have faced as while charting a promising path forward.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Alumni
  • Special Topic: COVID-19
May 13, 2020
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Penn GSE Community Donates 17,000 Masks to Penn Medicine

Members of the Penn GSE community have stepped forward amidst the shortage of personal protective equipment brought on by the COVID-19 crisis.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Alumni
May 12, 2020
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Work in Progress: Graduate Assistantships Empower Students to Lead While Learning

Penn GSE’s graduate assistantship program provides practical experience that complements students’ coursework and prepares them for future careers.

  • Higher Education
  • Alumni
May 12, 2020
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Urban Impact: Penn GSE Alumni Lead and Innovate

As leaders and educators, Penn GSE alumni are making an impact in urban education across the country.

  • Leadership
  • Alumni

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