September 7, 2017
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Dan Wagner named Special Advisor to Director-General of UNESCO

Throughout his career, Wagner has focused on problems of literacy in the developing world through applied research and advising international agencies, governments, and non-profits. 

 

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August 24, 2017
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Hannah Brenneman, teaching ambassador

The Penn GSE graduate received a fellowship from the U.S. Department of State to teach English in Mexico.

 

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February 10, 2017
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Yumi Matsumoto studies English as a lingua franca in powerhouse ELX Division

As the world becomes more connected, people from different countries, who speak different languages, need to find ways to communicate. Yumi Matsumoto examines how people from diverse backgrounds use English as a lingua franca to bridge these linguistic and cultural divides.

 

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  • Teaching & Learning
October 1, 2016
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Fostering Understanding: Penn GSE Student James Busacca Prepares to Teach Globally

A master’s student in the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) program, James Busacca is pursuing his dreams of an international career.

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  • Alumni
September 19, 2016
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Sharon Wolf brings expertise in early childhood to Penn GSE, Ghana

Wolf’s research is helping education leaders in Ghana reimagine the school experience.

 

  • Global Initiatives
June 28, 2016
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In Zambia, Boruch and Penn GSE alums measure progress

The eSchool 360 program in rural Zambia uses strength of Penn GSE's quantitative methods research to inform the Impact Network's schools. 

 

  • Global Initiatives
April 14, 2016
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Reaching Children Around the World

Shruti Bhat, GED’15, has made it her mission to bring education, health, and social services to children in poverty around the globe.

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  • Alumni
March 7, 2016
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Ethnography Forum recognizes Professor Nancy Hornberger for her contributions

For sixteen years, Hornberger made the Forum a launching pad for academic careers. 

 

  • Global Initiatives
February 23, 2016
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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.

 

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January 26, 2016
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Penn GSE lecturer and Holocaust survivor Nelly Toll’s art on display in Berlin

New exhibition at the Deutsche Historische Muesum features Toll’s childhood paintings in the first ever international exhibition of the Yad Vashem gallery. 

 

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