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Penn GSE’s Laura Perna Testifies to House Subcommittee on Higher Education Issues
Laura Perna, a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, testified on April 30 to a United States House of Representatives panel that the U.S. is failing to adequately prepare its future workforce.
Philadelphia City Council Honors Penn as Academic Partner Supporting City Schools
Philadelphia City Council today honored the University of Pennsylvania among more than a dozen local universities and colleges with an official citation of City Council acknowledging their vital support and services to the School District of Philadelphia.
Penn Alexander School/GSE Partnership Celebrates Academic Achievement
The University of Pennsylvania is known for its academic excellence.
Researchers at Penn Explore Impact of Race, Poverty and Change in America
The University of Pennsylvania will host “Race, Poverty and Change in America: The Persistent Dilemmas of Equity and Equality” Dec. 4-5 in the Fitts Auditorium of Penn’s Law School, 3400 Chestnut St.
Penn Team Wins the 2014 Philadelphia Public Policy Case Competition
A team from the University of Pennsylvania has been named the winner of the fall 2014 Philadelphia Public Policy Case Competition hosted by the City of Philadelphia. The winning team, Elizabeth Farwell and Alounso Gilzene, are both students in Penn’s Graduate School of Education.
Student at Penn GSE Cruises From Coast Guard Officer to High School Teacher
Robin Williams’ performance in “Dead Poets Society” inspired Carl McLaughlin to become a teacher. Now a student in the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, the 27-year-old from Northeast Philadelphia is on his way to inspiring the next generation.
Case Study Examines Penn as Global Model for Leadership in Civic Engagement
An interdisciplinary team at the University of Pennsylvania points to a successful local engagement program that Penn has employed during two decades as a model for developing cities and communities that thrive both in the United States and internationally.
New Penn Integrates Knowledge Website Highlights Program’s Broad Impact
Since 2005 the University of Pennsylvania‘s Penn Integrates Knowledge program has brought to campus exceptional faculty members whose research and teaching exemplify the integration of knowledge across disciplines.
Laura Perna Named Inaugural James S. Riepe Professor in Penn’s Graduate School of Education
Laura Perna has been named the James S. Riepe Professor in the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education.
In the News
Harvard Business Review
How burnout became normal—and how to push back against it
In an opinion essay, Kandi Wiens of the Graduate School of Education explains how to reestablish a healthy baseline that regulates burnout in the work environment.
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The Atlantic
The college financial-aid scramble
Laura Perna of the Graduate School of Education worries that this year’s financial-aid fiasco might diminish trust in the FAFSA system, which requires families to submit a huge amount of personal information.
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Chronicle of Higher Education
The line between two- and four-year colleges is blurring
Robert M. Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education says that higher education needs to do something to make the product better, more relevant, and less costly to students.
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Business Insider
Teacher shortages in America are holding Gen Z students like me back
Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education says that qualified teachers make a difference for students by both knowing the subject and knowing how to teach the subject.
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The New York Times
Colleges are putting their futures at risk
Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education argues that universities don’t build social justice messages to account for multiple perspectives.
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