Kate Kinney, Penn GSE
Penn GSE News
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March 8, 2018

Penn GSE alums lead Philly students on exploration of mass incarceration in the US

Penn GSE's Urban Teaching Apprentice Program sponsored the Second Annual Mass Incarceration Symposium in January. 

Philadelphia Impact
Teaching & Learning
Howard C. Stevenson, Penn GSE
In the Media
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March 8, 2018
, Education Dive

How higher ed leaders can generate productive conversations around race

Howard Stevenson suggests that higher education leaders must incorporate training for faculty and students in order to build racial literacy.

Penn GSE News
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March 2, 2018

Catalyst boot camp introduces entrepreneurs to the business of education

The boot camp is part of a series supporting the efforts of entrepreneurs, investors, educators, researchers, and business leaders in introducing new education solutions into the marketplace.

Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Jonathan Zimmerman, Penn GSE
Penn GSE News
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March 1, 2018

Empowered by new media, young student activists demand more gun control in new ways

Jonathan Zimmerman describes the young activists as extremely savvy, extremely smart, and aware of the various ways that are available to them in influencing public opinion.

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...

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.

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.

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.

Counseling & Psychology
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
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.
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
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
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.”

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.

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

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