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Graduate School of Education celebrates expansion and renovation

The $35.6 million construction project connects two 1960s-era buildings to create ‘One Penn GSE’ at 3700 Walnut St.
The Penn GSE building as seen from the street.
Years in the making, an 18-month project to expand and renovate the Graduate School of Education building on Walnut Street and Benjamin Franklin's Way was completed in time for the start of the fall semester.
Image: Greg Benson for Penn GSE

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