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Briana Nichols focuses her work not on migrants, but on the people who stay
Briana Nichols stands among a group of twelve people in Guatemala.

(Pre-pandemic image) Briana Nichols with a group of young women who participated in a weekly collaborative workshop with her. (Image: Penn GSE)

Briana Nichols focuses her work not on migrants, but on the people who stay

When Briana Nichols, a joint doctoral candidate in Penn GSE and anthropology, started working within communities of extensive migration, she says the thing they cared about the most was what it took to not migrate.

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Sharon Wolf’s work in Ghana expands to address pandemic-related inequalities
Sharon Wolf gesturing with her hands speaking to someone in an office.

Penn GSE assistant professor Sharon Wolf. (Image: Penn GSE)

Sharon Wolf’s work in Ghana expands to address pandemic-related inequalities

The assistant professor at Penn GSE applies research of children, their primary caregiver, and teachers throughout the pandemic about their experiences with remote schooling to a new approach in controlling learning opportunities before gaps in learning form.

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Centering Black students in language education
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Flores was a co-organizer of a conference at Penn examining equity for Black students in language education. 

Centering Black students in language education

Ensuring equity for Black students in language education was the focus of a conference co-organized by the Graduate School of Education’s Nelson Flores, an expert in bilingual education.
2021 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education honorees boast transformative accomplishments, Penn ties
Michael Golden, Pam Grossman, Suzanne McGraw, and Harold McGraw.

From left: Michael Golden, executive director of Catalyst @ Penn GSE; Pam Grossman, dean of the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education; Suzanne McGraw; and Harold McGraw III, former chair, CEO and president of The McGraw Hill Companies.

2021 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education honorees boast transformative accomplishments, Penn ties

Often regarded as the “Nobel Prize of Education,” the McGraw Prize is awarded annually to leaders who are pushing beyond the boundaries of the current education landscape and revolutionizing the field.

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Meshing academics and fun for a summer program like no other
gse student give a presentation in the front of a classroom

Most of the teachers recruited for the program had trained in some capacity with Penn GSE’s Philadelphia Writing Project and Responsive Math Teaching project, which enabled them to practice their craft and receive further coaching if they wanted.

Meshing academics and fun for a summer program like no other

An inaugural Projects for Progress award helped bring to light a Penn Graduate School of Education and Netter Center for Community Partnerships initiative that readied young learners returning to in-person school this fall, and boosted teachers’ confidence.

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A conversation with guest lecturer, historian, and best-selling author Jill Lepore
three people sitting on a stage

Best-selling author Jill Lepore (center), a Harvard history professor and staff writer at The New Yorker, spoke about teaching the U.S. Constitution during an era of constitutional crisis in a conversation at Penn with Graduate School of Education dean Pam Grossman (right) and School of Law dean Theodore Ruger. (Image: Jane Lindahl)

A conversation with guest lecturer, historian, and best-selling author Jill Lepore

Best-selling author Jill Lepore, a Harvard history professor and staff writer at The New Yorker, spoke about teaching the U.S. Constitution during an era of constitutional crisis in a conversation with Graduate School of Education Dean Pam Grossman and Law School Dean Theodore Ruger.