Honors from AERA, Penn AI, Penn Alumni, and national organizations highlight faculty and staff contributions across education research, artificial intelligence, and public engagement.
Jonathan Zimmerman says that, although findings show that most service workers now have college degrees, students should not be discouraged from attending college.
The director of growth and impact at Catalyst @ Penn GSE was selected by Sierra Leone’s Central University to help create curriculum and policies as they launch their first postgraduate programs.
During the month-long initiative focused on human-centered AI, Penn GSE will host several events, including a faculty panel on responsible AI use, a two-day symposium on AI in education, and a mindfulness forum.
Luis Morales-Navarro and Shruti Mehta join a University-wide cohort of researchers exploring how artificial intelligence can shape fields ranging from medicine to education.
Professors Janine Remillard and Sharon Ravitch recently joined the Re-Educated podcast to discuss curriculum use and practitioner research in education.
Drawing on her nationally recognized expertise as an economist of education, Dean Katharine Strunk warns that a new federal proposal misclassifies education degrees and threatens the pipeline of counselors, principals, and mental health professionals.
In this co-taught class, Abby Reisman and Sigal Ben-Porath encourage students to consider their roles and identities as participants and facilitators of discussion as they grapple with the role of classroom discourse in K–12 and higher education settings.
Robert Zemsky says that proposals to introduce three-year bachelor’s degrees at some University of Wisconsin campuses reflect a growing effort to reduce the cost and time required to complete college while maintaining the value of a traditional degree.
Karen Weaver says Rutgers’ mounting athletics deficit since joining the Big Ten illustrates the steep financial pressures universities face when trying to compete in top-tier athletic conferences, where rising spending on facilities, coaching salaries, and program expansion often outpaces revenue growth.
Karen Weaver sits down with higher-ed governance experts Raquel Rall of UC Riverside and Penn GSE's own Peter Eckel to unpack fiduciary duty, board education, and how to make mission-driven decisions in college athletics amid NIL, revenue sharing, realignment, and rising financial risk.
A new series spotlighting the unique offerings and pedagogy of Penn GSE courses kicks off with a spotlight on Julie Wollman’s class on leadership in higher education.
We gathered four Penn GSE alumni, now serving as college presidents, to discuss the current state of higher education, the evolving demands of academic leadership, and how the presidency is a calling, not just a career.
On Inside Higher Ed’s The Key podcast, Robert Zemsky says that three-year bachelor’s degrees could help colleges respond to declining student demand by offering a more efficient model.
Robert Zemsky says that momentum behind three-year bachelor’s degrees is growing as more states and colleges explore accelerated degree options to lower costs, improve affordability, and help students enter the workforce sooner, reflecting broader shifts in higher education models.
In The Boston Globe, Robert Zemsky says that Massachusetts’ move to allow colleges to propose three-year bachelor’s programs reflects a broader shift in higher education toward more affordable and efficient degree options that help students enter the workforce sooner while reducing the overall cost of earning a degree.
Now that student-athletes are eligible for direct payments from some schools, as well as lucrative endorsement deals, is the age of the amateur over? How will colleges and universities navigate this new normal and the inequalities inherent in this revenue-sharing era?
Sigal Ben-Porath discusses the critical role of higher education in defending free speech and fostering democratic engagement, arguing that colleges must model open dialogue and civic responsibility if they are to prepare students to sustain democratic norms in an era of polarization.
Ben-Porath co-authored a piece with faculty from Wharton and Penn Carey Law in the Guardian about how such lists have historically been a prelude to persecution and could set a precedent for broader government overreach into personal data and academic freedom.
He writes in the Philadelphia Inquirer that such lists are an affront to civil liberties and a reminder of dark chapters in history when such inquiries were used to marginalize and persecute Jewish communities.
Charlotte Jacobs, Robert Zemsky, and Jonathan Zimmerman appeared on “The Teacher’s Forum,” “College Knowledge,” and “The Re-Educated Podcast,” respectively, to discuss some of the biggest issues in education.
In The Chronicle of Higher Education, Karen Weaver says that colleges are increasingly using bowl-game advertising to highlight institutional impact and public value, leveraging the large sports audience to shift the narrative about higher education beyond athletics to community and research contributions.
Karen Weaver says that as Pennsylvania schools, including Temple, Villanova, and Penn State, begin directly paying athletes under new revenue-sharing rules following federal class-action settlements, questions are emerging about how institutions will fund payments and whether equity concerns could prompt future legal challenges.
Alan Ruby says that Chinese universities are climbing global rankings while many U.S. institutions slip, reflecting broader shifts in investment, research capacity, and international engagement that are reshaping the global higher education landscape.
John Fantuzzo and Leland McGee describe how a conflict resolution program at SCI Chester brings incarcerated people across generations together to build trust, strengthen communication, and support rehabilitation, showing how education rooted in respect can foster safer communities and more successful reentry.
Janine Remillard highlights efforts to narrow the gender gap in STEM education, noting that teachers are encouraged to engage more female students in STEM through hands-on activities, practical lessons, and extracurricular programs to boost confidence and support long-term participation in science and math fields.
Karen Weaver says that the rise of the transfer portal is reshaping college sports as athletes like Luke Baklenko make strategic decisions about their careers, weighing playing opportunities, development, and long-term goals.
Karen Weaver says that with up to 25 Michigan football players considering opting out of their bowl game and the transfer portal looming, athletes are acting like rational economic agents, weighing their human capital and future earning potential amid shifting market dynamics in college sports.
Student-athletes are cashing in on their name, image, and likeness like never before—creating ripple effects across campuses nationwide. At Penn GSE’s recent Homecoming panel, alumni experts unpacked this billion-dollar shift.
In The New Jersey Herald, Matt Hartley says that smaller universities routinely undergo structural reorganizations and that Montclair State’s centralization will likely lead to the creation of new administrative roles to guide decision-making.
In the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Robert Zemsky says that the three-year college model offers a more efficient alternative to traditional four-year programs, reducing academic waste by at least a quarter while maintaining educational quality.
In Memecita, Karen Weaver says that the NIL landscape is rapidly maturing, with collectives becoming more sophisticated, athletes gaining a clearer understanding of their market value, and colleges developing policies to support responsible NIL activity.
Karen Weaver says that other athletic conferences are likely to follow in the footsteps of the Big Ten, assuming they can successfully navigate a maze of thorny legal and political concerns.
Laura Perna says the net-price calculators that universities use when establishing the cost of attendance for students are not standardized and often misleading.
Karen Weaver says that new promotional strategies focused on impact and community from colleges are a great response to recent threats to college enrollment.
The vice provost for faculty and the GSE Centennial Presidential Professor of Education joins 24 scholars from across the country in the first class of fellows of the Association for the Study of Higher Education.
Vivian Gadsden has been appointed the vice president of the National Academy of Education. Dr. Gadsden co-directs the Penn Early Childhood and Family Research Center.
Dean Strunk says that developing strong partnerships is person-dependent and takes time to build trust and repair past areas that may be lacking in trust.
