August 25, 2014
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Program Director Encourages Early Childhood Play

Penn GSE Senior Fellow Frances Rust wants to help teachers encourage playful activity, and in July she was invited to China to speak at the first Sino-U.S. Summit on Play.
August 18, 2014
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Penn GSE Alum Joins Mid-Career Program as Leadership Innovation Manager

Dr. Joe Mazza will help students, faculty, and alumni strengthen their voices through digital media.
August 11, 2014
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Penn GSE’s International Literacy Institute wins UNESCO literacy prize

Penn GSE's International Literacy Institute won UNESCO's Confucius International Literacy Prize for its technology-based program supporting literacy in South Africa.
August 5, 2014
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Penn GSE Alum Awarded Fellowship from the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation

Leroy Gray is one of 32 early-career science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics (STEM) teachers to receive this national honor.
July 28, 2014
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Moving AHEAD: Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy at Penn

Penn GSE researchers are advancing higher education and open, equitable societies around the world through the Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy.
July 21, 2014
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Laura Perna To Discuss Higher Ed Disparities at U.S. Senate Hearing

Dr. Laura Perna, Executive Director of Penn AHEAD, will testify before a United States Senate hearing on Thursday, July 24.
July 11, 2014
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Jenny Zapf Arrives at GSE to Lead the Nation’s First M.S. Ed. Education Entrepreneurship Program

With experience studying and running educational nonprofits, Dr. Jenny Zapf will welcome the program's first class this fall.

July 8, 2014
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Abby Reisman, Premier Teacher Development Scholar, Joins Penn GSE Faculty

Dr. Abby Reisman, who has won acclaim for innovative curriculum, is the newest faculty member at Penn's Graduate School of Education.
June 24, 2014
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Marybeth Gasman Receives 2014 H.S. Warwick Research Award

Professor Marybeth Gasman has earned a 2014 H.S. Warwick Research Award for Outstanding Published Scholarship.
June 23, 2014
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GSE Student Finds Simple Solutions to Complex Problems in Internship Abroad

Adam Roth-Saks – a student in the Graduate School of Education’s International Educational Development Masters Program – is spending his summer interning in Paris.

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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