GSE Press Releases

New Vice Dean of Development and Alumni Relations believes in Penn GSE’s social impact

Calvert will be building support for her own alma mater—having earned her M.S.Ed. in Higher Education at GSE while working full-time at Penn.

May 4, 2016

Diagnosis: College costs pushed beyond families’ ability to pay

New study co-authored by Joni Finney, Director of Penn GSE's Institute for Research on Higher Education, ranks all 50 states by college affordability for students and families.

April 27, 2016

New Director of Admissions sees a Penn GSE education as an investment worth making

Kervin Pillot believes in the power of education. He started as Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions on February 1.

March 30, 2016

Penn GSE rises in education school rankings

The school improved to 6th in U.S. News and World Report’s 2017 rankings. Both the Higher Education and Education Policy divisions also placed in the top 10.

March 16, 2016

Ethnography Forum recognizes Professor Nancy Hornberger for her contributions

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

March 7, 2016

Penn Alexander Robotics Team earns a ticket to international championship

Ten middle-school students are raising money to go to the FIRST Lego League Competition in St. Louis following their first-place finish in the regional competition.

March 2, 2016

Harper to debate state of free speech on US campuses

Shaun Harper will argue that campus protests are not curtailing free speech in the March 1 Intelligence Squared US debate.

February 29, 2016

PRESS RELEASE: Penn Futures Project: Investing in Children & Communities

Unique Cross-Penn Collaboration Awards Grants to Improve the Health and Well-being of Youth and Families in Philadelphia and Beyond

February 17, 2016

Three APHD Gates Scholars aspire to help others

Three students from Penn GSE’s Applied Psychology and Human Development program received a highly competitive scholarship that covers unmet financial need for students to attend college and graduate school.

February 15, 2016

EDSi Fellows pitch ideas to change education

Seven early-stage education companies spent six months working in the Education Design Studio to refine their businesses.

February 11, 2016

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