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
April 14, 2016
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Reaching Children Around the World

Shruti Bhat, GED’15, has made it her mission to bring education, health, and social services to children in poverty around the globe.

  • Global Initiatives
  • Alumni
April 14, 2016
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Imagining What’s Possible: The Life of an Education Entrepreneurship Student

Chris Parris’s dream of putting more Boston public school students on a path to college brought him to Penn GSE’s M.S.Ed. in Education Entrepreneurship program.

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Alumni
April 14, 2016
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Creating Opportunity Through Education: Penn GSE Alumni Lead the Way

Learn how Penn GSE alumni are addressing insufficient funding, unidentified learning needs, poverty, and gaps in educational quality and availability.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Alumni
December 7, 2015
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Practice with purpose: The life of a Professional Counseling student

On the first day of her internship at the Children’s Crisis Treatment Center (CCTC) in Philadelphia, then-student Jasmine Jenkins, GED’14, GED’15, was nearly in tears, but more convinced than ever that she had found her vocation.

 

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Alumni
October 14, 2015
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From Reporting to Report Cards: Lindsey Gerdes, GED’15, Transitions to Teaching

Lindsey Gerdes, GED’15, speaks about her journey from advice columnist to first grade teacher.

  • Alumni
April 14, 2015
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Teacher in Training: A Day in the Life of a Teacher Education Student

The opportunity to learn on the ground in a Philadelphia school field placement drew Miriam Rock to Penn GSE’s Teacher Education Program.

  • Teaching & Learning
  • Alumni
April 14, 2014
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A Chance to Work Across Multiple Countries

Getting to know another country is a benefit of most students’ internships. For Emily Wallace, GED’12, experience with another two dozen countries lay ahead.

 

  • Global Initiatives
  • Alumni
April 14, 2014
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Building Skills While Living Abroad

Sarah Horns, GED’11, and Khaing Zah Lynn, GED’12, speak about how their GSE skills and knowledge allowed them to make a global impact on education.

  • Global Initiatives
  • Alumni
April 14, 2014
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Thinking Outside of the Box to Find Solutions

Nicholas Ashburn, GED’12, is executing high-impact global initiatives from Penn’s campus.

  • Global Initiatives
  • Alumni

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