Penn GSE News Archive
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.”
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.
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: Black Colleges Are 'Pioneers' of 'School Choice'
Marybeth Gasman reacts to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's issued statement about HBCUs, which has angered many advocates for historically black colleges.
Harold Wechsler and the Myth of Meritocracy
Jonathan Zimmerman writes about the recent passing of Harold Wechsler and the history of selective college admissions based on factors of race and ethnicity.
College Promise Programs: Designing Programs to Achieve the Promise
In a post in Higher Education Today, Laura Perna and doctoral student, Elaine Leigh, talk about the potential of college promise programs to increase higher education attainment and close persisting gaps.
Kenney on state senator's claim about city students: 'It's racism'
“It is actually a form of racism to argue that we should just expect less of people of color – that we shouldn’t challenge them or have the same level of expectations that we have for suburban youth, which is code for 'white,'" says Shaun Harper, responding to a Pennsylvania state senator comments.
State funding cuts routinely hurt certain colleges more than others
Recent state funding cuts to higher education puts greater financial strain on schools enrolling the biggest portion of college students: community colleges and minority serving institutions (MSIs), writes Marybeth Gasman.