In the Media
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January 19, 2017
, Times Higher Education

A new frontier: US academia under President Trump

Matthew Hartley and Alan Ruby comment on the political, social, and educational impact of a Trump presidency.

H. Gerald Campano, Penn GSE
Awards & Honors
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January 19, 2017

Community-Based Research Across Languages and Cultures: Educational Access for Immigrant Populations and Students and Families of Color

Penn GSE’s research-practice partnership with the Aquinas Center, a faith-based community organization, received a $400,000 grant from the Spencer Foundation to fund the expansion of methodologies, solidify technological infrastructure, and support Aquinas Center community members. The long-term partnership draws on the...

Jonathan Zimmerman, Penn GSE
In the Media
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January 18, 2017
, USA Today

The future president I didn't notice in class

Jonathan Zimmerman reflects on Obama's presidency and humble character.

Jonathan Zimmerman, Penn GSE
In the Media
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January 17, 2017
, Newsday

The trouble with Donald Trump? Inexperience

Jonathan Zimmerman shares his thoughts on Trump's unprecedented rise to the American presidency. 

Marybeth Gasman, Penn GSE
In the Media
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January 17, 2017
, The Atlanta-Journal Constitution

Morehouse president ‘disappointed’ by board’s decision to replace him

Marybeth Gasman comments on Morehouse College's board of trustees' vote not to renew the historically-black college president's contract.

Jonathan Zimmerman, Penn GSE
In the Media
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January 16, 2017
, San Francisco Chronicle

Teaching across our differences in the time of Trump

Jonathan Zimmerman says educators who denounce racial and other social prejudices spurred by Trump's rise to the presidency need to check their political prejudice in the classroom, which could indoctrinate students.

Jonathan Zimmerman, Penn GSE
In the Media
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January 15, 2017
, New York Daily News

By saying he's not a 'legitimate president,' John Lewis sinks to Donald Trump's level

Jonathan Zimmerman comments on the contentious exchange between U.S. representative and civil rights leader, John Lewis, and president-elect Donald Trump.

Marybeth Gasman, Penn GSE
In the Media
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January 13, 2017
, Inside Higher Ed

Scrutiny of New Koch Grant

Marybeth Gasman shares her concerns about the Charles Koch Foundation's $25.6 million gift to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

Penn GSE News
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January 12, 2017

U.S. Under Secretary of Education visits Penn GSE

Ted Mitchell answered questions from students in Penn GSE’s Higher Education Division in lunch and learn. 

Higher Education
Amy Stornaiuolo, Penn GSE
Awards & Honors
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January 12, 2017

Designing the Impact Studio

Designing the Impact Studio is a half a million-dollar grant funded by the National Science Foundation that will investigate how adolescents develop data literacy. Researchers will create a suite of visualization tools, called Impact Studio, and test it with participants in Write4Change, a virtual global...

In the Media
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January 11, 2017
, Education Week

The 2017 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings

Eleven researchers from Penn GSE have made Education Week’s 2017 Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings list. 

Penn GSE News
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January 11, 2017

Penn GSE scholars recognized for influencing public discourse on education

Education Week names nearly a quarter of Penn GSE's standing faculty to list of most influential scholars. 

Marybeth Gasman, Penn GSE
In the Media
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January 6, 2017
, Philadelphia Inquirer

Penn prof called out her racist dad; now she's taking aim at faculty hiring

Marybeth Gasman says her racist father prompted her to dedicate her life to social justice, including her penning an op-ed that criticized colleges for failing to employ more faculty of color.

Nelson Flores, Penn GSE
Penn GSE News
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January 4, 2017

Flores: Philadelphia once a national leader in bilingual education

Nelson Flores explains to The Notebook how federal policies challenged the city’s robust bilingual programs.

Teaching & Learning
Philadelphia Impact
Marybeth Gasman, Penn GSE
In the Media
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January 3, 2017
, NPR

Fisk University works to move past cash-strapped history

Marybeth Gasman spoke with NPR All Things Considered about Fisk University.

Joni Finney, Penn GSE
In the Media
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January 3, 2017
, PBS

Nationwide, state budget cuts disproportionately hit low-income, minority college students

"I can only see [education attainment] gaps growing in terms of race and ethnicity and certainly in terms of income if we don’t do something about this,” said Joni Finney.

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