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Penn’s Dennis Culhane to Address White House Conference on Use of Integrated Data

Dennis Culhane, a professor in the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice, will speak at a conference hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the

Researcher From Penn Will Discuss Higher Ed Disparities at U.S. Senate Hearing

Laura Perna, a professor in the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, will testify before a United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor an

Penn Plays a Major Role at a Global Forum on Education, Innovation and Democracy

Hosted within the Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania, the International Consortium for Higher Education, Civic Responsibility and Democracy will play a major role in a global forum focused on democracy June 25-27 in Belfast, No

Valerie De Cruz: Championing Interculturalism at Penn

As director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Greenfield Intercultural Center for 17 years, Valerie De Cruz has had a guiding hand in the creation of cultural resource centers that many Penn student see as homes away from home: Makuu, La Casa Latina and the Pan-Asian American Community House.

Interest in Building a Strong Vocabulary Pays Off for Student at Penn

For Betty Hsu an idea about how to strengthening one’s vocabulary became a rewarding lesson. While at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, she created ProfessorWord, an online application that helps to boost vocabulary development.

Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher of Penn Receives 2014 Jackie Kirk Outstanding Book Award

Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher, associate director of the International Educational Development Program at the Graduate School of Education of the University of Pennsylvania, has earned the Comparative and International Education

Penn Prof Testifies at U.S. Senate Hearing on Minority Serving Institutions

Marybeth Gasman from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education testified before the United States Senate Committe

New Book from Penn GSE Researcher Explores Racial Literacy in Schools

Racism and racial stereotyping still haunt America’s schools and foster academic underachievement, but “racial literacy” may pave the way toward better understanding and stronger, more successful students.

As Both Student and Teacher, Penn’s Trey Smith Impacts Philadelphia Education

By Marjorie FerroneFrom Beauregard, Ala., to Washington, D.C., John “Trey” Smith III is invested in the success of America’s education system.

Penn GSE Researcher Helps MTV Launch Anti-Bias Campaign

One researcher at the University of Pennsylvania wants her MTV -- and has contributed to the development of the network’s new anti-bias campaign, Look Different.

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