December 21, 2023
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Penn GSE researchers team up with Philly community to make a difference through CARE Initiative

The community-based research partnership aims to effect change through community members’ own research into the educational issues they face.

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December 19, 2023
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Penn GSE 2023 Stories, clockwise from top left: Dean Katharine O. Strunk; Dr. James Lester delivers the keynote at the McGraw Center for Educational Leadership opening event; Suzanne McGraw is in the audience at an event, listening; Cover art for the second episode of the Educator's Playbook Podcast

Our top stories of 2023

Look back with us at some of the stories that defined 2023 for our community.

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December 7, 2023
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Increasing the visibility of Southeast Asian students: A discussion with Linda Pheng

Pheng recently received the 2023 AESA Taylor & Francis Educational Studies Award for the Best Paper of the Year.

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  • Higher Education
December 1, 2023
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10 tips for achieving a more diverse faculty

Hiring tips from Penn GSE’s Damani White-Lewis

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October 6, 2023
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One Book, One GSE 2023 selection examines immigrant, Filipino experiences in the U.S.

For this year’s One Book, One GSE initiative, the Penn GSE community embarks on a shared literary journey focused on Jose Antonio Vargas’s Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen, a deeply personal perspective on the experiences of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. A School-wide lunch and discussion about the book will be held Oct. 18.

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September 29, 2023
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Dr. Constance E. Clayton sits in a peach colored skirt and blazer, surrounded by attendees at the 2016 Constance E. Clayton Lecture

Penn GSE community remembers Dr. Constance E. Clayton, a groundbreaking alum and former Philly superintendent

In addition to a chaired professorship in her name and a fellowship she helped establish, Clayton leaves behind a legacy of quality education for students from all backgrounds.

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August 18, 2023
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Damani White-Lewis shares insights into postdoctoral hiring inequities

Damani White-Lewis told Science last week that a recent study finding many researchers of color are at a disadvantage in the postdoctoral hiring process is both “very important” and “very needed.” He proposed addressing the issue by increasing network connections across universities to create “strong bonds” for minorities.

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July 18, 2023
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A Book a Day inspires young readers across Philadelphia with a focus on inclusiveness and representation

A Book a Day Founder and Executive Director Sibylla Shekerdjiska-Benatova is a master’s student in Penn GSE’s Reading/Writing/Literacy program. She says children need engaging and relatable books in order to help them embrace reading and build foundational skills.

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June 28, 2023
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Tamir Harper smiles with his students at Henry C. Lea School

Penn GSE master’s student Tamir Harper shares his experience as a Black male educator in an alternative teaching program amidst a nationwide teacher shortage

Tamir Harper, a teacher at the Henry C. Lea School and master’s degree student at Penn GSE, recently shared with Penn Today that although “it’s exhausting sometimes” and “a lot of pressure,” being a Black male educator “is an honor.”

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May 9, 2023
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Penn GSE’s Ariane Thomas and colleagues receive Projects for Progress award

Ariane Thomas, a Penn GSE lecturer and director of the Professional Counseling Program, and her colleagues have received a Projects for Progress award for their Positioned for Success initiative.

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