July 12, 2024
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Sharon Wolf co-edits “Nature” npj collection on using social and behavioral science to address global achievement inequality

The collection underscores how inequality manifests across multiple levels, explores its effects on children, and highlights interventions to create supportive educational environments.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Counseling & Psychology
  • Teaching & Learning
June 14, 2024
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Howard Stevenson seated in front of a high school classroom, facing students who are out of focus in the foreground, appearing relaxed and casual, resting his hands in his lap and wearing a grey suit with a purple tie, listening to one of the students off-camera sharing an experience.

Howard Stevenson discusses stress of racial discrimination in the “Washington Post”

The Constance Clayton Professor of Urban Education and executive director of the Racial Empowerment Collaborative weighed in on a University of Georgia study revealing how discriminatory experiences could harm children’s development.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Counseling & Psychology
May 10, 2024
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A black-and-white overlay featuring the silhouette of a slumped student holding his brow between his forefinger and thumb superimposed over blurred students and teachers bustling through a hallway with the words “The Mengal Health Crisis in Schools”

Penn GSE leads efforts to address school mental health crisis

Penn GSE is pioneering multi-tiered initiatives to strengthen mental health support for students and educators across U.S. schools.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Counseling & Psychology
April 19, 2024
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New books by Penn GSE faculty tackle burnout immunity, fostering community-based research

Both books publish April 23 and explore topics deeply important to their authors.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Counseling & Psychology
  • Higher Education
February 23, 2024
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Penn Counseling Lab prepares counselors for future work with simulated sessions

The program at Penn GSE stands out in providing direct feedback from trained observers.

  • Counseling & Psychology
  • Higher Education
  • Teaching & Learning
January 30, 2024
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Kandi Wiens sheds light on burnout in recent article

Her insights emphasize the subtlety and gradual nature of burnout and outline its three primary features.

  • Counseling & Psychology
December 4, 2023
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Mental Health Crisis Takes Center Stage at Homecoming Panel

Benoit Dubé, Noémie Le Pertel, GRD’21, and Ariane Thomas discuss mental health across the learning lifespan with Dean Katharine Strunk.

  • Counseling & Psychology
September 15, 2023
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Four women sit in upholstered chairs on a black stage, a backdrop set piece behind them of walls painted blue with white clouds and greenery in the shape of an “O” around the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls logo. From left to right are the panel moderator in a green shawl, Charlotte Jacobs in a gray shirt with a black shawl, a participant in a green satin button-down shirt, and a participant in a light blue dress, discussing trauma-informed practice in education.

Charlotte Jacobs discusses trauma-informed practice in education at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls conference in South Africa

Jacobs was part of a panel discussion on the practice, which aims to arm students with coping skills and awareness to navigate their trauma in school and educational settings successfully.

  • Counseling & Psychology
  • Teaching & Learning
January 10, 2023
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The 15 most-read stories in 2022

Readers came to the Penn GSE website for practical, easy-to-apply advice that resonated in classrooms and communities around the world.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Counseling & Psychology
  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Higher Education
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Leadership
  • Teaching & Learning
August 10, 2022
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Penn GSE camp counselors share their experiences supporting Philly kids over the summer

A team of emerging Penn GSE professionals earned valuable on-the-ground training as counselors this summer, teaching kids tools such as breathing, mindfulness, and motivation.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Counseling & Psychology

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