Howard C. Stevenson, Penn GSE
In the Media
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February 28, 2018
, Philadelphia Inquirer

The 'psychological torment' behind the slurs and symbols you pass every day

Howard Stevenson discusses how people may feel when they encounter written slurs.

Awards & Honors
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February 28, 2018

Ryan Fink

Ryan Fink was awarded $114,508 by Research For Action for a collaborative project with the Philadelphia Education Research Consortium (PERC), “Scan of Early Literacy Practices in Philadelphia’s Charter Schools.” This is a sub-award from a grant PERC received from the William Penn Foundation. The project plans to...

In the Media
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February 23, 2018
, Vulture

Watch the Book Trailer for Tomi Adeyemi’s children of Blood and Bone, One of the Biggest Deals in YA History

Ebony Elizabeth Thomas comments on a new young-adult novel that moves Black protagonists to the center of the fantastic.

Annie McKee, Penn GSE
In the Media
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February 23, 2018
, Society for Human Resource Management

Emotional Intelligence Is Key to Outstanding Leadership

Annie McKee identifies the four key elements of emotional intelligence that are critical for leaders.

Penn GSE News
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February 22, 2018
Howard Stevenson on stage at the TEDMED event

In a TEDMED talk, Stevenson says 'We need a racial literacy to decode the politics of racial threat in America'

At the latest TEDMED session, Penn GSE's Howard Stevenson explained how racial stress impacts health, and what we can do about it.

Race, Equity & Inclusion
Counseling & Psychology
Press Releases
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February 21, 2018

Student Strikes Have Worked Before, Could Change School Safety Debate, Says Penn GSE Education Historian

Education Historian Jonathan Zimmerman is available for comment.
Sigal Ben-Porath, Penn GSE
Penn GSE News
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February 21, 2018

Ben-Porath: Symbolic resolutions by school boards help preserve positive learning environments

The Penn GSE professor told The Washington Post that resolutions on issues like immigration policy are often an effort to create a welcoming space for students.

Leadership
Vivian L. Gadsden, Penn GSE
Penn GSE News
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February 20, 2018

Penn Futures Project announces new leadership

Penn GSE's Vivian Gadsden and Penn Nursing's Terri Lipman will lead the collaborative project's next phase.

Philadelphia Impact
Manuel S. González Canché, Penn GSE
In the Media
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February 19, 2018
, Diverse Issues in Higher Education

A Call for Elite Schools to Redefine ‘Merit’

Manuel S. González Canché writes about colleges and universities with need-blind admissions practices and the need for highly selective education institutions to redefine “merit.”

Wendy Chan, Penn GSE
Penn GSE News
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February 19, 2018

Does this program work? Ask Wendy Chan

Assistant Professor Wendy Chan, an applied education statistician in Penn GSE’s Human Development and Quantitative Methods Program, helps educators and policy makers trust the findings generated by the tools and techniques of education research.

Education Policy & Analysis
Penn GSE News
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February 15, 2018

New PBS documentary tells the story of HBCUs

Penn GSE Marybeth Gasman is a source for Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities, a groundbreaking film premiering Feb. 19.

Race, Equity & Inclusion
Higher Education
Penn GSE News
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February 14, 2018

Penn GSE alumna named Superintendent of Omaha Public Schools

Cheryl Logan had been serving as the School District of Philadelphia's Chief Academic Officer.

Teaching & Learning
John W. Fantuzzo, Penn GSE
Awards & Honors
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February 14, 2018

John Fantuzzo

John Fantuzzo, Katie Barghaus, and the team at the Penn Child Research Center have been awarded a grant from the William Penn Foundation for $268,400. The grant titled “Building an evidence-based, sustainable, family-teacher engagement intervention to support kindergartners' classroom engagement competencies," aims to...

Sigal Ben-Porath, Penn GSE
In the Media
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February 10, 2018
, KUOW-FM Online

Cost of free speech on UW campus on the rise

Sigal Ben-Porath discusses the issue of universities charging security fees for speakers and the changing nature of college protests and rallies.

Marybeth Gasman, Penn GSE
In the Media
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February 8, 2018
, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

HBCUs: Born in the North but Most Needed in the South

Marybeth Gasman comments on the first historically black colleges and universities, located in the North.

Sharon Wolf, Penn GSE
Awards & Honors
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February 7, 2018

Sharon Wolf

Sharon Wolf was recently selected as one of the 11 global fellows of the 2018•2020 Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program aimed at improving the learning, development, and living conditions of children and youth. Dr. Wolf will spend her fellowship period advancing scientific knowledge and forming new insights...

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