Press Releases
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July 8, 2020
Caroline Watts and Marsha Richardson say re-opening schools and supporting the mental health of both students and school staff is not an either/or issue.
Howard C. Stevenson, Penn GSE
In the Media
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July 4, 2020
, NBC News

Black students experience trauma from racist incidents at school, experts say

Howard Stevenson said Black students often are denied a sense of belonging in private school environments. When combined with experiences of racism, this can affect these students’ long-term mental health.  

Laura W. Perna, Penn GSE
Awards & Honors
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July 1, 2020
The project explores understanding access to top-ranked graduate programs as important given their role in income and social stratification patterns in society.
Sharon M. Ravitch, Penn GSE
Awards & Honors
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July 1, 2020
Dr. Sharon Ravitch was invited to serve as Sage MethodSpace’s Methodologist-In-Residence for March 2020. As part of her residency, she was interviewed on topics including multi-modal research and Flux Methodology and wrote a series of articles on Theory and Research Design.
Press Releases
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June 30, 2020
The 28 semifinalists companies are focused on issues including social emotional learning, global citizenship, and combatting racism in schools.
Ed Brockenbrough, Penn GSE
In the Media
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June 27, 2020
, Reuters

LGBT+ marches from London to New York call for end to racism

Ed Brockenbrough said Pride organizers’ efforts to promote the Black Lives Matter movement don’t go far enough to address racism in the LGBTQ community. "Activism in Black and brown queer communities has been happening for a long time without full buy-in from white gatekeepers of queer resources," he said. 

Joni Finney, Penn GSE
In the Media
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June 26, 2020
, Inside Higher Ed

Report: Focus funding on colleges best able to help unemployed

Joni Finney and colleagues wrote a report calling on U.S. governors to develop a long-term higher education strategy that stimulates the economy and restructures how colleges are funded.  

Press Releases
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June 25, 2020
Higher education experts call on state governors to form taskforces to reorient higher education coming out of the current crisis
Valarie E. Swain-Cade McCoullum, Penn GSE
In the Media
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June 25, 2020
, Fox29 (Philadelphia)

Rising high school seniors invited to apply UPenn's summer prep program

Vice Provost for Student Engagement Valarie Swain-Cade McCollum was interviewed about Penn’s summer program for rising high school seniors.  

Peter Eckel, Penn GSE
In the Media
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June 25, 2020
, PBS NewsHour

How COVID-19 has made some colleges question the academic calendar

Peter Eckel said the pandemic has given colleges a chance to reevaluate their summer offerings and other scheduling matters. “The pandemic has raised a lot of questions about long-held traditions about how to deliver higher education,” he said. “The academic calendar is one of them.” 

Penn GSE News
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June 25, 2020
Scott Pattison, left, and Joni Finney.

Principles to guide state policymakers through higher education’s trying summer and beyond.

Karen Weaver, Penn GSE
In the Media
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June 20, 2020
, LA Times

Mid-major conferences brace for inevitable cuts in sports budgets because of pandemic

Karen Weaver discussed how enrollment totals may impact sports budgets for colleges and universities.

Sharon M. Ravitch, Penn GSE
In the Media
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June 17, 2020
, Learning Revolution: Reinventing School

Learning and Teaching Hope

Sharon Ravitch joined a filmmaker and a pediatrician as guest speakers on the Reinventing School podcast in which they explored the many aspects of hope in the midst of challenging times.

Penn GSE News
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June 15, 2020
Briana Nichols, left, and Jessica Peng, right, have both received prestigious National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowships.

Higher Education assistant professor Amalia Daché received an NAED/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Penn GSE News
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June 12, 2020
Daris McInnis, left, reading to pre-kindergarten students in Washington, DC, and right, serving in the Army.

‘I was more terrified to teach small kids than to join the Army. I did it, and it was the best experience of my life.’

Krystal Strong, Penn GSE
In the Media
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June 12, 2020
, Vox

’The protesters had to deescalate the police’: Demonstrators are the ones defusing violence at protests

Krystal Strong said, “The continuity across these spaces, the cruelty, the egregious militarized force, it forces you to come to the conclusion that this is systemic,” recalling watching a young black man get rammed with a police bike at a recent demonstration. “It’s not just Minneapolis. It’s not just Chicago or LA.”

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