Penn GSE News Archive
Higher education’s role in democracy
Matthew Hartley shares his expertise on how his research on the civic purposes of colleges and universities helps foster democracy. He emphasizes that universities can become part of a longstanding effort that expands opportunity and strengthens democracy.
Black faculty and radical retention
Damani White-Lewis offers research-based recommendations on retaining Black faculty.
How to spend a billion dollars and other lessons from college-sports class
College sports are an integral part of the university experience. They help with recruiting and retention — and they help the bottom line. Penn GSE’s Karen Weaver teaches one of the country's only courses to prepare university presidents to manage the related complexities.
Chronic truancy on the rise in Philadelphia schools
Michael Gottfried says that Philadelphia’s rise in unexcused absences is a sign of student disengagement triggered by a return from remote learning to an in-person classroom.
Regional Roundup
Sigal Ben-Porath discusses how hate speech intersects with First Amendment rights on college campuses.
Guest Commentary: Extracurriculars keep our students safe
James H. Lytle, argues that stuents in inner city high schools have significantly less time and engagement in school related activities compared to their counterparts in suburban or private schools. Lytle theorizes, what we call, the “achievement gap” between students is actually a “time gap.”
School leaders learning from one another
Zachary Herrmann reflects on the challenges and opportunities senior-level district leaders face, and how they can work, collaborative, and problem-solve together.
Projects for Progress, two years in
Colleagues from Penn GSE and the Netter Center were honored for being selected in the first cohort of the new Projects for Progress award.
The Pros and Cons of Non-Conference ‘Pay Games’
Karen Weaver, sports finance expert, shares that Group of 5 schools use money games to supplement income instead of raising student athletic fees — which can be highly controversial, told Front Office Sports.
One way of addressing book bans? Allow for compromise
Jonathan Zimmerman discusses the opt-out option included in the guidelines for teaching sex education in schools and suggest similar compromises be applied to alleviate the polarized views on book bans.