Penn GSE News Archive
Boards Need the Right Competencies
Most trustees come to the board table with no clue about what to expect. Cathy Trower and Penn AHEAD's Peter Eckel examine the individual competencies they should have to improve how the board governs.
Free college didn’t die with the Clinton campaign. It’s just getting started
Laura Perna's work on College Promise programs is cited in this report on the rise of free-tuition program in many U.S. states.
Partnership Aims to Boost LGBTQ Inclusion at HBCUs
“Empowering LGBTQ members of the African-American community is essential to ensuring that all students feel safe and comfortable in their learning environments,” said Marybeth Gasman.
Why Don’t Students Vote? Because We Don’t Want Them To
Marybeth Gasman and Tyler Hallmark penned this op-ed on measures that prevent students from voting.
Not-So-Simple Questions From Code Switch Listeners
Appearing on NPR's Code Switch, Ebony Elizabeth Thomas discussed how fictional characters of color rarely get a full story, or a happy ending.
Get ready for #ConfirmGorsuch as Twitter army takes on nomination
The 2016 election provided plenty of evidence that Twitter has changed public dialogue. Jonathan Supovitz and a team of researchers analyzed more than a million tweets about the Common Core. Supovitz found interest groups harnessing Twitter in new, not always obvious ways to make their voice heard. “I think it has huge influence,” Supovitz said. “It’s a harbinger, right? This is the future.”
Betsy DeVos slammed for calling historically black colleges school choice pioneers
Marybeth Gasman calls Education Secretary DeVos's highly controversial statement about HBCUs "inaccurate and whitewashing of U.S. history.
DeVos needs history lesson after HBCU school choice comment
Marybeth Gasman pens an op-ed in response to Education Secretary DeVos's highly controversial comments about HBCUs.