February 21, 2017
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Dean Grossman and Shaun Harper named AERA Fellows

Penn GSE now has a total of 13 AERA Fellows, representing more than half of the school’s full professors. Penn is the only university with more than one faculty member granted the prestigious research honor in 2017. 

 

  • News from Penn GSE
February 17, 2017
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EDSi prepares education startups for the challenges of the ed-tech market

Bobbi Kurshan told The Philadelphia Inquirer that the best teachers and entrepreneurs have similar skill sets. 

 

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
February 16, 2017
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Dinner and conversation bring Philadelphia communities together

At each dinner in the Breaking Bread, Breaking Barriers series, chefs prepare food—and provide a cooking lesson—from two cultures, and guests enjoy the food together. The Reading Terminal Market could handle the food, but asked Harris Sokoloff of Penn GSE's Penn Project for Civic Engagement to create a framework to ease the guests into a deeper conversation. 

 

  • Philadelphia Impact
February 10, 2017
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Yumi Matsumoto studies English as a lingua franca in powerhouse ELX Division

As the world becomes more connected, people from different countries, who speak different languages, need to find ways to communicate. Yumi Matsumoto examines how people from diverse backgrounds use English as a lingua franca to bridge these linguistic and cultural divides.

 

  • Global Initiatives
  • Teaching & Learning
February 2, 2017
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Higher Education Leadership: Beyond “Sanctuary”

After the uncertainty created by Donald Trump’s executive order banning people from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the U.S., leaders at American universities need to be very clear about what they can — and can’t — do to protect their students and faculty, says Penn GSE Associate Dean Matthew Hartley. 

 

  • Higher Education
February 1, 2017
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Finney: Unaffordable colleges hurting Pennsylvania’s economy

Appearing on WITF, Finney discussed the state’s poor ranking in her College Affordability Diagnosis.

 

 

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Higher Education
January 31, 2017
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Penn GSE student helps local immigrants and refugees learn English

“I am providing a service to the community by teaching, but I am also learning through the service,” says Anne Pyzocha, a student in the Educational Linguistics Division, specializing in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, or TESOL.

 

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Teaching & Learning
January 24, 2017
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Students create wearable tech to learn computer science

With a new curriculum, Penn GSE’s Yasmin Kafai aimed to show high schoolers what’s inside their Fitbits. 

 

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Teaching & Learning
January 12, 2017
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U.S. Under Secretary of Education visits Penn GSE

Ted Mitchell answered questions from students in Penn GSE’s Higher Education Division in lunch and learn. 

 

  • Higher Education
January 11, 2017
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Penn GSE scholars recognized for influencing public discourse on education

Education Week names nearly a quarter of Penn GSE's standing faculty to list of most influential scholars. 

 

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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