December 16, 2022
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Fortifying the Future

Amid a growing shortage, Penn GSE prepares and empowers future teachers to thrive—and persist—in the classroom.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Teaching & Learning
December 16, 2022
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Four Penn GSE students wearing Penn GSE sweatshirts in blue, gray, or white walk down a path on the Penn campus. They are smiling and laughing.

Get your holiday shopping done with Penn GSE merchandise!

Show your school pride with T-shirts, sweatshirts, phone cases, and other Penn GSE merchandise. 

  • Alumni
December 13, 2022
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Damani White-Lewis studies why university faculties often lack diversity

His goal is to shift hiring and retention practices in higher ed through data, interventions, and conversations about racialized organizational dynamics.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Education Policy & Analysis
December 13, 2022
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Professors Andrea Kane and Sigal Ben-Porath seated on stage with Dean Pam Grossman during a recent panel discussion about free speech. Dr. Kane is speaking and the other two panelists are looking at her intently.

Penn GSE alumni event focuses on free speech in education

Professors Sigal Ben-Porath and Andrea M. Kane discussed current challenges to free speech in K–12 and higher education with Dean Pam Grossman in front of alumni and friends. The challenges aren’t new, but they’re being amplified by increased polarization in our society.

  • Alumni
December 7, 2022
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Bodong Chen joins Penn faculty to transform student learning

It is not enough for students to learn information others have discovered; future workers in today’s knowledge economy need to become knowledge builders.

  • Teaching & Learning
November 28, 2022
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Recent education summit focused on improving engagement, equity and literacy

The conference organized by Catalyst @ Penn GSE and the Centennial School District focused on innovative ways to encourage family and community engagement in schools. It attracted educators from 12 states.

November 18, 2022
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New Penn CLO program director knows how to turn career professionals into educational leaders

Raghu Krishnamoorthy, Ed.D., was named director of the Graduate School of Education’s Penn Chief Learning Officer (CLO) doctoral program in June 2022. He graduated the month before from the same CLO training program.

  • Leadership
  • Alumni
November 15, 2022
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Start Lighthouse founder and Penn GSE alum Rina Madhani in a classroom, reading to elementary school students sitting in a circle

Literacy non-profit founded by Penn GSE alum gets boost from L’Oréal Paris

L’Oréal Paris is honoring alum Rina Madhani as one of 10 “Women of Worth” finalists this month for her work promoting childhood literacy and educational equity. A former teacher, Madhani is the co-founder and executive director of Start Lighthouse.

November 12, 2022
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‘I can’t keep fighting the system’: DACA recipients are leaving the U.S., disheartened by years of instability

Roberto Gonzales spoke with the Los Angeles Times about frustrated DACA recipients who are choosing to leave the U.S.

November 10, 2022
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Penn GSE Dean Pam Grossman (left) and the School District of Philadelphia’s new superintendent, Tony B. Watlington, Sr. (right) at the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts on November 1, 2022.

Penn GSE welcomes Superintendent Watlington to Philadelphia

Dean Pam Grossman hosted the School District of Philadelphia’s new superintendent, Tony B. Watlington, at a welcome reception on campus.

  • Philadelphia Impact

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February 18, 2020

What I Wish I Knew

Posted by Nikki Hunter '20

Money is stressful, but don’t let the stress take precedence over the pursuit of your degree. I have personally used these tips to help relieve some of my own finance-induced anxiety. Your time at GSE will go by fast. Keeping money under control, whether through these tips, a budget, or other strategies, will allow you the flexibility to take full advantage of your program and the many resources the university offers.
Reflections
February 18, 2020

Why I Chose Penn GSE

Posted by Nikki Hunter '20

It is that time of year once again where prospective students are considering their graduate school options. Already, people have reached out interested to learn more about the Education Policy Program at Penn. One of the first questions is always “Why did you choose Penn?”
Why Penn GSE
February 18, 2020

Best Places to Study on Campus

Posted by Nikki Hunter '20

The graduate student experience is an amalgamation of networking, building your skills, stepping outside of your comfort zone, and most of all reading.
Coursework
January 16, 2020

Best Spots in Philly

Posted by Scott Kominkiewicz '20

One of the first things that struck me was how many vegan-only restaurants there were in Philly and, moreover, how good they were.
Finding Jobs
January 16, 2020

A Day in the Life

Posted by Kate Conroy '20

Seeing other Masters students in my cohort after school is great because we get to share stories from the day and give each other feedback on problems we’re having in our classroom. It’s so important to have other teachers in your life. We will never be able to come up with all the solutions we need on our own, and often, the thing we really need the most is someone else’s perspective
Reflections
January 16, 2020

Why I Chose Penn GSE

Posted by Lentner Jaraba '20

Penn GSE is an institution that serves the community it surrounds. It provides various resources to its community, especially to the schools in the city. Two of the resources are research and social justice.
Why Penn GSE
January 16, 2020

Favorite Philly Finds

Posted by Mandy Duong '20

Although I just moved here four months ago to start my program, I quickly fell in love with Philly and all of its quirks.
Favorite Finds
January 16, 2020

Handling Coursework

Posted by Michaela Ward '20

I’ve loved my coursework. I’ve been consistently excited about my classes, and have really enjoyed feeling my own academic commitments clarify with time.
Coursework
January 16, 2020

Moving to Philly

Posted by Mike Hogan '20

I moved to Philadelphia this past summer from Buffalo, in upstate New York, and before that spent a year living in Boston. One of the things that I love most about living here, beyond the affordability, is the strong sense of community that I felt in Buffalo with the amenities, diversity, and resources of Boston.
Transitions
January 16, 2020

On Taking Those Difficult Courses

Posted by Rachel O'Connell '20

So, here’s my silly confession: quantitative data terrifies me.
Coursework