Penn GSE News
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June 29, 2023
GSE Dean Pam Grossman smiles in front of a painted wall

Dean Pam Grossman leaves a legacy of leadership

Dean Pam Grossman has guided Penn GSE through a capital campaign, a global pandemic, a historic building expansion, and unprecedented growth with ambition and compassion. The breadth of all she has accomplished came into sharp relief when she announced the bittersweet news that she would be stepping down this summer.

Penn GSE News
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June 28, 2023
Tamir Harper smiles with his students at Henry C. Lea School

Penn GSE master’s student Tamir Harper shares his experience as a Black male educator in an alternative teaching program amidst a nationwide teacher shortage

Tamir Harper, a teacher at the Henry C. Lea School and master’s degree student at Penn GSE, recently shared with Penn Today that although “it’s exhausting sometimes” and “a lot of pressure,” being a Black male educator “is an honor.”

Race, Equity & Inclusion
Teaching & Learning
Penn GSE News
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June 26, 2023
Group photo of the Penn GSE awardees at staff celebration June 21

Penn GSE staff honored for service milestones

The Penn GSE community gathered to celebrate staff members with 10 or more years of service on Wednesday, June 21. Honorees were awarded with certificates and words of acknowledgment for 5-year milestones.

Julie E. Wollman, Penn GSE
In the Media
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June 25, 2023
, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Pitt, Penn State branch campuses bleeding enrollment; decline expected to continue

Julie Wollman says that many students aren't enrolling in college because they say, "I really don’t need to go to college. I can make just as much money going into the job market."

Daniel A. Wagner, Penn GSE
In the Media
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June 23, 2023
, The Messenger

What the US Rejoining UNESCO Means for Addressing the Global Education Crisis

Dan Wagner says the U.S. and UNESCO need each other, especially in the field of education.

Jonathan Zimmerman, Penn GSE
In the Media
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June 21, 2023
, The Washington Times

University of Arkansas to close diversity, equity and inclusion office

Jonathan Zimmerman says, “The best thing we could do to promote equity and inclusion in higher education would be to provide more tutoring and other academic support to first-generation and minority students."

Laura W. Perna, Penn GSE
In the Media
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June 20, 2023
, Public Source

At Pitt, students with Pell Grants — geared to low-income households — are a relative rarity

Laura Perna says, “If we care about diversity in the student body, if we care about access to higher education for students from low-income families, then we have to be paying attention.”

Penn GSE News
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June 20, 2023
Dean Grossman stands in the middle of six smiling Education Alumni Award winners in front of a screen with the Penn GSE logo on it.

Celebration of Educators event honored alumni, Dean Pam Grossman

The annual Alumni Weekend event included a panel discussion, an awards ceremony, and recognition of teachers who have served in classrooms for more than five years.

Penn GSE News
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June 16, 2023
Dr. James Lester, Distinguished University Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Center for Educational Informatics at North Carolina State University, stands with his arms spread, delivering the keynote address to a seated crowd at the launch of Penn GSE's McGraw Center for Educational Leadership. On the screen behind him is an image of a robot providing instruction to a woman as they view a tablet together under the label "AI & Education," the topic of Dr. Lester's talk.

McGraw Center for Educational Leadership launches with keynote previewing the potential power of AI in the classroom

The jobs of educators are among the most difficult to automate, Dr. James Lester said in a keynote celebrating the launch of the McGraw Center for Educational Leadership, but artificial intelligence (AI) still has massive potential to transform classrooms.

Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Teaching & Learning
Press Releases
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June 15, 2023

Finalists Announced for 2023 Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition

This year’s finalists use artificial intelligence, popular television, real-time data, and more to promote literacy, social-emotional learning, and equitable access to education. They will present their ideas at EDTECH WEEK 2023 on October 4th in New York City.
Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Richard M. Ingersoll, Penn GSE
In the Media
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June 13, 2023
, KPBS

Schools in poorer neighborhoods struggle to keep teachers. How offering them more money and power might help

Richard Ingersoll says giving educators more authority at their workplace makes them feel like respected professionals; teachers need to be given a lot of discretion.

Sigal Ben-Porath, Penn GSE
In the Media
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June 12, 2023
, The Washington Post

Liberals try to reclaim ‘parents’ rights’ from conservatives in education

Sigal Ben-Porath says progressive education advocacy ticked up last year and has been gaining steam since.

Penn GSE News
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June 7, 2023

Five GSE students and recent grads awarded Fulbright grants

Five GSE students and recent graduates were among the twenty-nine members of the Penn community awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants for the 2023–24 academic year.

Jonathan Zimmerman, Penn GSE
In the Media
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June 2, 2023
, The Washington Times

Florida public colleges tag conservative lawmakers as university presidents

Jonathan Zimmerman calls the moves for conservative lawmakers becoming university presidents an “erosion of trust” in higher education to be unbiased.

Damani White-Lewis, Penn GSE
In the Media
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June 1, 2023
, Penn GSE Magazine

Studying the Academy from Within

A Q&A with Damani White-Lewis on his research investigating why university faculty still lack racial diversity and how to build pathways towards equity in higher education.

Jonathan Zimmerman, Penn GSE
In the Media
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May 30, 2023
, The Philadelphia Inquirer

School censorship is not democratic. Speaking up is the solution.

Jonathan Zimmerman criticizes legislation limiting what can be taught about American history.

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