Penn GSE News
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May 18, 2017

Commencement ceremony celebrates over 500 Penn GSE graduates

Penn GSE celebrated over 500 graduates in the 2017 GSE Commencement on May 13 in the University of Pennsylvania's iconic Palestra. 

Peter Eckel, Penn GSE
Penn GSE News
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May 16, 2017

A curious board is university’s ally, writes higher education expert Peter Eckel

Writing in Inside Higher Education, Peter Eckel says boards should cultivate members’ curiosity to avoid the status quo. 

Higher Education
Press Releases
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May 11, 2017

Booing DeVos is a Trumpian Response that Doesn’t Advance Needed Conversations, Says Penn GSE Education Historian

Susan A. Yoon, Penn GSE
Penn GSE News
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May 11, 2017

Penn GSE’s Dr. Susan Yoon brings app inventor to Philadelphia schools

Penn GSE Associate Professor Susan Yoon wants science to empower students—both to develop the skills their futures will require and to live as engaged citizens.

Teaching & Learning
Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Marybeth Gasman, Penn GSE
In the Media
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May 8, 2017
, The New York Times

Trump Walks Back Threat to Defund Black Colleges

Marybeth Gasman comments on Trump's offensive statement about disregarding $20 million in funding to HBCUs.

Jonathan A. Supovitz, Penn GSE
In the Media
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May 8, 2017
, The Associated Press

In college test prep industry, cheaper options available

Even though some colleges no longer require standardized test scores for admission, Jonathan Supovitz says some kind of standardized testing is necessary to evaluate students since there are differences in higher education quality across institutions.

Matthew Hartley, Penn GSE
In the Media
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May 4, 2017
, Times Higher Education

Trump is not US universities’ biggest threat

"The biggest threat to the academy will not come from Washington. It will come from the statehouses..." writes Matthew Hartley in this op-ed.

In the Media
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May 3, 2017
, School Library Journal

Imagine Yourself a Young Reader in the Margins | #OwnVoices: Three Takes

"Here is an uncomfortable truth: in children’s and young adult literature, Whiteness has long been the dominant narrative perspective," writes Ebony Elizabeth Thomas in this op-ed.

Penn GSE News
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April 27, 2017

It’s accolades season for Penn GSE students, faculty, and staff

Individuals at Penn GSE are being recognized for their outstanding contributions.

Press Releases
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April 25, 2017

Inequity Persists In U.S. Higher Education Opportunity, Outcomes

New website allows journalists, policymakers, educators and the public to explore data on equality and opportunity in U.S. higher education.
Higher Education
Press Releases
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April 25, 2017

Winners Announced for Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition for Ventures

Over $120,000 in Prize Money Awarded
Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Press Releases
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April 18, 2017

Coordinated Efforts Have Begun to Show Results For Tenn. Residents

Penn GSE News
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April 17, 2017

Fostering Civic Engagement: Two Penn GSE Professors Work to Close a Gap

What can educators do to produce active citizens? Learn what Penn GSE faculty Sigal Ben-Porath and Rand Quinn discovered by studying school environments.

Teaching & Learning
Alumni
Penn GSE News
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April 14, 2017

Educational Opportunity through Technology

David Soo, GR’11, believes technology is key to increasing access to education.

Education Policy & Analysis
Alumni
Penn GSE News
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April 14, 2017

A National Voice: Alumni in Education Policy

Penn GSE alumni are addressing national challenges through affordable college options, data to drive decisions, educational access, and the liberal arts.

Teaching & Learning
Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Education Policy & Analysis
Alumni
Penn GSE News
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April 14, 2017

Jolley Bruce Christman, GED’71, GR’87

Jolley Bruce Christman, GED’71, GR’87, and her late husband Steven S. Goldberg, GR’85, support graduating doctoral students at Penn GSE for their work in urban education.

Philadelphia Impact
Faces of Philanthropy
Alumni

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