December 13, 2018
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Penn GSE Features Higher Education Leaders at Homecoming

Penn GSE highlighted leaders from across higher education at a panel discussion for alumni and friends during Penn’s Homecoming Weekend.

 

  • Higher Education
  • Alumni
December 13, 2018
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The Best Books of 2018 for Young Readers

Penn GSE's Ebony Elizabeth Thomas says 2018 saw a leap in realistic portrayals of diverse characters in books aimed at early independent readers.

  • Teaching & Learning
November 19, 2018
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Navin Valrani, W’93, GED’18, and Monica Valrani

Navin Valrani, W’93, GED’18, and his wife, Monica, believe passionately in the power of education.

  • Faces of Philanthropy
  • Alumni
November 19, 2018
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Schools aren’t using the apps they are paying for, study finds

Penn GSE’s Ryan Baker co-authored the study, which raises questions about how schools are using technology.

 

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Teaching & Learning
November 12, 2018
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Brian Burt opens 11th annual Visiting Faculty Scholars of Color series

The series will feature three more talks from visiting scholars in the spring semester.

 

  • Higher Education
November 7, 2018
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Participants at the San Francisco workshop work in a small group

Penn GSE brings workshop for education entrepreneurs to San Francisco

Catalyst @ Penn GSE is hosting “Entrepreneurship in Education: A Primer for Educators, Entrepreneurs, Researchers, and Investors” November 28 at Wharton San Francisco. This half-day workshop will introduce the skills and dispositions of successful entrepreneurship, whether applied to building a product, company, initiative, or program.

 

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Leadership
November 5, 2018
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Penn GSE Gets HEARD

Penn GSE launches HEARD: The Hub for Equity, Anti-Oppression, Research, and Development.

 

November 2, 2018
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Penn GSE Begins Process of Building Expansion

Penn GSE has taken the first steps this fall toward a state-of-the-art building expansion. Part of the Extraordinary Impact Campaign, the project aims to bring the majority of the School’s degree programs into a central location with flexible, technologically advanced learning spaces.

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Faces of Philanthropy
November 2, 2018
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High stakes for higher ed in Georgia gubernatorial election

In a new report, Penn GSE's Joni Finney spotlights how Georgia's higher education system is falling short of its workforce needs.

 

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Higher Education
November 1, 2018
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How monolingual teachers can support bilingual students

Speaking on WHYY's Radio Times, Nelson Flores said that all educators can place value on language diversity in their classrooms.

 

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Teaching & Learning

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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