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A shared passion for community engagement
Vicky Swanson, Hongyang Zhao, and Toby Johnson.

(Left to right) Penn GSE’s Vicki Swanson, Hongyang Zhao, and Toby Johnson share how their how community engagements deepen their connection with West Philadelphia.

(Image: Scott Spitzer)

A shared passion for community engagement

The Graduate School of Education helps students put their knowledge into practice through community engagement. Three soon-to-be graduates speak with Penn Today about how their service enabled them to deepen their connection with West Philadelphia.
2024 Penn Prize for Excellence in Graduate Teaching celebrated
People huddled together in front of bright window in the Graduate Center.

Karen Detlefsen, left, pictured with the winners of the 2024 Penn Prize for Excellence in Graduate Teaching.

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2024 Penn Prize for Excellence in Graduate Teaching celebrated

Ten winners received the Prize, which takes nominations from undergraduates and recognizes master's students and Ph.D. candidates.
Improv for interviewing
J. Michael Angelis talks to a roomful of students at round tables in Van Pelt Library.

J. Michael DeAngelis, senior associate director of communications and technology at Career Services, addresses students during the workshop.

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Improv for interviewing

Using theater-inspired workshops, J. Michael DeAngelis of Career Services helps students prepare for the job market by thinking on their feet.

Kristina García

Class of 2024 President’s Engagement, Innovation Prize winners announced
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(Top left to right) Yash Dhir and Rahul Nambiar of Jochi; Simran Rajpal and Gauthami Moorkanat for Educate to Empower. (Bottom left to right) Catherine Hood, Anooshey Ikhlas, and Brianna Aguilar for Presby Addiction Care Program.

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Class of 2024 President’s Engagement, Innovation Prize winners announced

Three prize-winning teams will design and undertake post-graduation projects that make a positive, lasting difference in the world.
With Project SHARPE, Amalia Daché documents reparations in higher ed
Amalia Daché.

Penn GSE associate professor Amalia Daché.

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With Project SHARPE, Amalia Daché documents reparations in higher ed

Project SHARPE aims to “look at work of reparations and what campuses founded before the Civil War are doing to repair,” surveying students of African descent about their experiences on campus.

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Two Penn professors named 2024 Guggenheim Fellows
Wale Adebanwi and Deborah A. Thomas.

Wale Adebanwi and Deborah A. Thomas of the School of Arts & Sciences.

(Images: Courtesy of Penn Arts & Sciences and Shira Yudkoff)

Two Penn professors named 2024 Guggenheim Fellows

Wale Adebanwi and Deborah A. Thomas of the School of Arts & Sciences are among 188 fellows chosen in the United States and Canada.

Kristina García

Investing in future teachers and educational leaders
elementary age students with teacher

(On homepage) Patty Fox, a summer 2023 literacy teacher in the Office of School and Community Engagement works with students as part of the Graduate School of Education's summer academic program at the Lea School.

(Image: Joe McFetridge/courtesy of Penn GSE)

Investing in future teachers and educational leaders

The Empowerment Through Education Scholarship Program at Penn’s Graduate School of Education is helping to prepare and retain teachers and educational leaders.

Sarah Punderson

The West Philadelphia Collaborative History Project chronicles a community’s past
A vintage postcard of a public pool in Philadelphia.

A vintage postcard featuring the Crystal Pool at Woodside Park amusement park in West Philadelphia.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn GSE)

The West Philadelphia Collaborative History Project chronicles a community’s past

Sponsored by Penn’s Graduate School of Education, the project is a digital repository of neighborhood, institutional, and community histories.

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Discussing open expression on college campuses
Sigal Ben Porath

Penn GSE professor Sigal Ben-Porath.

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Discussing open expression on college campuses

In a Katz Center talk, education and political philosopher Sigal Ben-Porath offered suggestions for universities navigating tense times.

Penn Today Staff

Celebrating the Projects for Progress 2023 cohort
Chaz Howard stands with the recipients of the 2023 Projects for Progress awards.

Charles “Chaz” Howard (left) honored the recipients of the 2023 Projects for Progress Awards: UCC; Positioned for Success; and The Breathing Room teams.

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Celebrating the Projects for Progress 2023 cohort

At an event on Jan. 30, three winning project groups were honored for ‘choosing to help make lives better.’