Penn GSE News
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February 23, 2016

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova praises global impact of IEDP students

Bokova says UNESCO needs universities like Penn to do more high-quality research on international development.

Global Initiatives
In the Media
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February 19, 2016
, Chronicle of Higher Education

What’s the Best Way to Lead After a Racial Incident on Campus?

Shaun Harper advises college leaders to take a "clear-eyed" look at the campus climate that led to the incident. 

Penn GSE News
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February 17, 2016

PRESS RELEASE: Penn Futures Project: Investing in Children & Communities

Unique Cross-Penn Collaboration Awards Grants to Improve the Health and Well-being of Youth and Families in Philadelphia and Beyond

Unique Cross-Penn Collaboration Awards Grants to Improve the Health and Well-being of Youth and Families in Philadelphia and Beyond

Philadelphia Impact
Press Releases
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February 17, 2016

Penn Futures Project: Investing in Children & Communities

John L. Jackson, Jr., Pam Grossman, and Antonia Villarruel Engage in Unique Cross-Penn Collaboration Awarding Grants to Improve the Health and Well-being of Youth and Families in Philadelphia and Beyond
Philadelphia Impact
Penn GSE News
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February 15, 2016

Three APHD Gates Scholars aspire to help others

Three students from Penn GSE’s Applied Psychology and Human Development program received a highly competitive scholarship that covers unmet financial need for students to attend college and graduate school. 

Teaching & Learning
Penn GSE News
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February 11, 2016

EDSi Fellows pitch ideas to change education

Seven early-stage education companies spent six months working in the Education Design Studio to refine their businesses. 

Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Marybeth Gasman, Penn GSE
In the Media
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February 9, 2016
, U.S. News & World Report

New Program Aims to Boost Number of Latino Faculty

Further coverage of new Pathways to the Professoriate initiative from the Center for MSIs. 

Penn GSE News
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February 8, 2016

Education Business Plan helped Degreed find its way to success

The Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition is accepting entries through February 23. 

Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
In the Media
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February 7, 2016
, Associated Press

Study explores how black men find success in college

This story on Shaun Harper's recent study also appeared in U.S. News & World Report, The Washington Post, ABC News, and other outlets. 

Annie McKee, Penn GSE
In the Media
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February 5, 2016
, Harvard Business Review

How to Hire for Emotional Intelligence

Annie McKee writes about asking the right questions to determine an applicant's emotional intelligence. 

In the Media
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February 4, 2016
, The New York Times

In Oakland, Building Boys Into Men

Shaun Harper comments on the need for cultural competency education for teachers. 

Marybeth Gasman, Penn GSE
In the Media
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February 1, 2016
, Univision

Fundación otorga $5 millones para formar más profesores hispanos de humanidades

Pathways to the Professoriate initiative will develop Latino/a students to become faculty in the humanities. 

Penn GSE News
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February 1, 2016

Ph.D. student Roman Ruiz receives prestigious K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award

Ruiz, who researches federal higher education policy, student financial aid, and pre-college interventions, was one of ten students selected nationwide.

Higher Education
Marybeth Gasman, Penn GSE
Awards & Honors
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January 29, 2016

Gasman leads Pathways to the Professoriate

Gasman leads Pathways to the Professoriate, a $5.1 million program supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, to increase the number of Hispanic professors on campuses across the US.  

 

Press Releases
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January 28, 2016

Penn Center for MSIs Launches Unprecedented Program to Increase Hispanic Faculty in the Humanities

Pathways to the Professoriate is supported with a $5.1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Higher Education
Race, Equity & Inclusion
Penn GSE News
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January 27, 2016

New interactive map highlights Penn GSE's work in Philadelphia

To illustrate Penn GSE’s projects and partnerships in the city, the school launched an interactive and evolving “heat map.” 

Philadelphia Impact

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