November 5, 2021
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Courtney Cogburn at podium

Dr. Courtney D. Cogburn is imagining the Black metaverse

In the 2021 Constance E. Clayton lecture, Dr. Courtney D. Cogburn points to the critical need to imagine Black futures in the metaverse and describes her work on an immersive virtual reality experience in which viewers become a Black male encountering racism.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Counseling & Psychology
May 19, 2021
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Janay Garrett, center, with her husband James and their daughter.

Mother Scholar Janay Garrett blends activism, research, and motherhood

This spring, Garrett became Assistant Dean for Student Affairs in Yale’s Office of Gender & Campus Culture and the Alcohol and Other Drugs Harm Reduction Initiative.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Counseling & Psychology
  • Higher Education
May 17, 2021
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Faculty appear in clasrooms in five tiled images. A lavender bar across the bottom reads, “Professional Counseling Master’s Program.”

Professional Counseling Master’s Program Trains Future Therapists Amid a Pandemic

Penn GSE students preparing for counseling careers have strived to deliver mental health services to vulnerable populations via virtual internships while studying remotely themselves.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Counseling & Psychology
  • Alumni
  • Special Topic: COVID-19
February 2, 2021
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Tara Bryant-Gray, left, and her son.

Have empathy: parenting students with type 1 diabetes during the pandemic

Writing in Diabetes Daily, Penn GSE alum Tara Bryant-Gray encourages parents to embrace the flux of pandemic parenting a child with type 1 diabetes.

  • Counseling & Psychology
December 10, 2020
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Half of a bright blue sphere representing Earth is illuminated, and surrounding the sphere are digital icons including a phone symbol, wi-fi symbol, dollar sign, and camera icon.

Education in Times of Change: Penn GSE Provides Leadership and Partnership for an Unprecedented Era

Amid a global pandemic and perhaps the largest civil rights movement in U.S. history, Penn GSE is embracing the shift to virtual education, providing resources to educators and leaders in the field at large, and addressing issues of race, equity, and access throughout the School’s work.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Counseling & Psychology
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Alumni
  • Special Topic: COVID-19
October 22, 2020
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Elementary school students sit at round tables in a classroom. Behind them are colorful decorations, classroom projects, and school supplies. A woman stands at the front of the room and a man sits to the left. A headline on the image reads, “Recasting the Moment.”

Recasting the Moment: Professor Howard Stevenson on Creating Change Through Racial Literacy

A nationally sought expert on racial stress and racial trauma, Penn GSE’s Dr. Howard Stevenson discusses the national landscape and how racial literacy can help create a better future.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Counseling & Psychology
  • Alumni
September 29, 2020
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An image of a newspaper and the PBS NewsHour homepage.

‘Stories give you a window to talk about concepts and values’

PBS NewsHour’s Amna Nawaz recently joined Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher on The Parent Scoop podcast to talk about introducing kids to the news.

  • Counseling & Psychology
June 8, 2020
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Marsha Richardson, right, leads a discussion at Penn GSE in 2019.

‘Educators are focusing on the student’s behavior, as opposed to the underlying potential causes of the behavior’

Leading an EDTECH WEEK Masterclass, Marsha Richardson said educators need to take care of their own wellness needs, as well as those of their students.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Counseling & Psychology
  • Special Topic: COVID-19
March 31, 2020
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A family crowds around a dining room table working on homework.

14 tips for staying mentally healthy in a crowded house

Give each other space. Create norms. And remember, you can play ping-pong on your dining room table.

  • Counseling & Psychology
  • Special Topic: COVID-19
January 30, 2020
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Shiyu Sun, a Penn GSE counseling student, and Philadelphia middle schooler Ciani Patton-Collins laugh together during a mentoring session.

Counseling mentors help Philadelphia middle schoolers explore possibilities

Penn GSE’s Michael Nakkula and Andy Danilchick are at the forefront of research into possibility development, an emerging field in the study of human development.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Counseling & Psychology

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