Community Support
Penn GSE’s Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Raquel Arredondo, serves as one of the primary points of contact for our students. Our Assistant Dean works very closely with our Office of Student Services (OSS) to offer guidance, support, and resources in navigating your educational journey.
The Graduate Student Center is a hub for information, programming, resources, and support for all graduate and professional students at Penn. The Greenfield Intercultural Center (GIC) is also an important resource for enhancing student’s intercultural knowledge, competency, and leadership. Within both of these two umbrella organizations, there are numerous support structures for specific populations of students.
As a school, we are committed to fighting racism and all other forms of oppression. Our community actively engages in ongoing learning and dialogue about race, equity, and inclusion. We invite students to join faculty and staff to build on these efforts by participating in the Committee on Race, Equity & Inclusion, joining a Penn GSE affinity group on race, and engaging in our annual “One Book, One GSE” where we learn together and engage in community discussions around race, equity, and inclusion.