April 4, 2023
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Assistant Professor Ericka Weathers pictured outside Penn GSE on a sunny spring afternoon. She is leaning against a reflective glass wall as she smiles at the camera.

Educational inequities? Follow the numbers, says Ericka Weathers

An assistant professor of education policy, Weathers combs through historical data to find policies that harm marginalized communities. Her work is influencing Congress.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Education Policy & Analysis
April 3, 2023
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2023 Education Alumni Award honorees announced

The 2023 winners, teacher honorees and other annual award recipients will be recognized May 13 during the Celebration of Educators, alongside a panel discussion with Dean Pam Grossman.

  • Alumni
March 30, 2023
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A student-teacher, standing, working with three seated high school students.

Penn Futures Project wraps up with strengthened partnerships and meaningful outcomes

Penn’s unique cross-school collaboration leaves a lasting impact on education, research, and Philadelphia.

  • Philadelphia Impact
March 24, 2023
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Tony Alleyne helps prepare high schoolers for college and beyond

The mid-career alum founded Delaware College Scholars, a free college prep program to support under-resourced high school and college students. The organization has a 100 percent high school graduation rate across all the state’s 19 districts.

  • Alumni
March 15, 2023
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Students, teachers and facilitators are pictured in a school during a recent math festival organized by Penn GSE’s Responsive Math Teaching project. They’re gathered around a table with games and activities spread out. Three middle school-age students in the foreground are completing an activity while an instructor looks on, offering advice.

On Pi Day or any day, math festivals spread joy and love of learning

Penn GSE’s Responsive Math Teaching (RMT) partnership is promoting math literacy in local schools.

March 14, 2023
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A headshot of Philadelphia native Quinta Brunson. The Emmy award-winning actress/writer/producer/comedian will deliver this year’s keynote address at the 2023 Penn GSE Commencement ceremony.

Quinta Brunson named 2023 Commencement speaker

The Emmy award-winning actress/writer/producer/comedian is known for her hit ABC comedy Abbott Elementary, which she created, executive produces, and stars in.

March 8, 2023
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A group of teenage high school students hanging out during a recent Black Girls Literacies Project meeting. Everyone is casually dressed and comfortable. They’re seated around a coffee table piled high with school boxes, art supplies and snacks. They’re in the middle of doing a project. Everyone is happy and smiling, and several of the students are making the peace sign with their hands. It looks fun and friendly.

Black Girls Literacies Project promotes self-care and community for Philadelphia teens

Doctoral student Barrett Rosser and the Philadelphia Writing Project are expanding the notion of literacy to help young Black women express self-love, build community and foster their identities.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
March 3, 2023
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A teacher – a Black man with a trimmed beard in a white shirt and tie – sits facing the camera. He is at a table during a breakout session. He is smiling animatedly and speaking with a small, diverse group of students. Similar groups working at other tables are slightly out of focus in the background.

DVCEE Leadership Institutes encourage students to speak up

The Delaware Valley Consortium for Excellence and Equity helps middle and high school student leaders find their voices. The organization recently held its annual 2-day training for more than 700 students and faculty from 25 school districts.

 

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Teaching & Learning
February 28, 2023
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Colorful graphic of women of multiple races and ages mingling

Upcoming Women in Higher Education Summit offers staff and faculty a chance to inspire – and be inspired

Now in its eighth year, the March 16 event is organized by the Dean’s office. The keynote speaker is Tamara Greenfield King, Penn’s interim vice provost for University Life.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Higher Education
  • Leadership
February 16, 2023
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First cohort of Jacobs Education Impact Prize Fellows receives funding to develop impact ventures

The fellowships are part of a partnership announced last year to advance entrepreneurial innovation in education.

  • Global Initiatives
  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship

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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