April 2, 2019
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Keeping Alumni Connected

Penn has approximately three hundred thousand graduates spread around the world. Hoopes Wampler, GRD ’13, wants to engage all of them.

  • Higher Education
  • Alumni
April 2, 2019
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Minding Penn’s Business

Christopher Bradie, W’92, G’04, GRD’12, works to ensure that twenty different Penn departments and programs meet the needs of the campus community.

  • Higher Education
  • Alumni
April 2, 2019
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Turning Data Into Knowledge

As Penn’s associate vice president for institutional research and analysis, Stacey Lopez, GRD’11, uses data to tell stories.

  • Higher Education
  • Alumni
April 2, 2019
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Putting Penn Graduates to Work

Barbara Hewitt, GRD ’02, shapes career services programs institution-wide so they best meet the needs of all Penn students and graduates.

  • Higher Education
  • Alumni
April 2, 2019
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Learning to Lead and Leading to Learn: Penn GSE Alumni as Senior Leaders at Penn

Five “home-grown” senior leaders at Penn draw upon expertise acquired at GSE as they make an impact on the nation’s higher education landscape.

  • Higher Education
  • Alumni
March 28, 2019
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Perna: Many colleges are misleading potential students about true costs with Net Price Calculators

Perna released a study on Net Price Calculators among new calls in Congress to overhaul laws governing them.

 

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Higher Education
March 27, 2019
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Manuel González Canché finds the formula behind the words

González Canché, a quantitative researcher at Penn GSE, is collaborating with qualitative researchers to help them see their results more clearly.

 

  • Higher Education
March 26, 2019
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Sokoloff gets people talking, civilly

The Penn Project for Civic Engagement hosted “Can We Talk” March 23 at the Liberty Museum.

 

  • Philadelphia Impact
March 21, 2019
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Celebrating honors and awards with Penn GSE faculty

The School continues to build on its commitment to high quality research and educational practice.

 

  • News from Penn GSE
March 20, 2019
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Penn GSE alum Michael Sorrell is changing lives in South Dallas

The Wall Street Journal recently highlighted Sorrell’s transformative work as president of Paul Quinn College.

 

  • Higher Education

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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