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.

 

  • Global Initiatives
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. 

 

  • Global Initiatives
October 27, 2015
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Global Education Forum builds connections between educators

The forum, a partnership between Penn GSE’s Mid-Career Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership and the Asian Society, brought educators from 15 countries to Penn. 

 

  • Global Initiatives
October 23, 2015
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Alumni and Friends Meet Dean Grossman in China

Following up on the School’s June gathering at the recently launched Penn Wharton China Center, Dean Pam Grossman continued fostering ties with the Penn GSE and education communities in China at several September events held in Shanghai and Beijing. 

 

  • Global Initiatives
August 10, 2015
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Alan Ruby honored with Membership of the Order of Australia

Ruby, a Senior Fellow at Penn GSE, has worked to improve education for the Australian government, the World Bank, and Atlantic Philanthropies. 

 

  • Global Initiatives
April 21, 2015
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Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher one of twelve Penn Global Education Fund Award Winners

In April, Penn’s Global Education Fund awarded Penn GSE professor Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher one of 12 grants to extend research about educational attainment for refugees in New York City beyond the schools and into the supplemental services provided by voluntary agencies and faith-based institutions. 

 

  • Global Initiatives
March 4, 2015
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Working with refugees in the Middle East inspired education entrepreneurship

Colin Gilbert, a student in the first cohort of the M.S.Ed. in Education Entrepreneurship program, is seeking more sustainable models for educational and developmental work.

 

  • Global Initiatives
January 23, 2015
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Sharon Ravitch discusses international development at Africa-America Institute symposium

At the event held at Penn GSE in December, Ravitch warned of the dangers of well-meaning organizations reinforcing harmful deficit narratives.

 

  • Global Initiatives
April 14, 2014
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From Intern to Employee

Kelly (Franquemont) Shiohira, GED’12, travelled to Johannesburg, South Africa, for her internship with the Molteno Institute for Language and Literacy, a nongovernmental organization that operates literacy projects throughout Africa.

 

  • Global Initiatives
  • Alumni
April 14, 2014
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A Chance to Work Across Multiple Countries

Getting to know another country is a benefit of most students’ internships. For Emily Wallace, GED’12, experience with another two dozen countries lay ahead.

 

  • Global Initiatives
  • Alumni

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