Graduate School of Education

An elementary school student works on a large drawing on the floor of a classroom.

A new high-touch, low-tech approach to summer learning in West Philadelphia

The format of the joint pilot collaboration with the Netter Center and Penn GSE has been transformed to better focus on the needs of the young students.

Jimil Ataman wears a yellow top she made.

Who, What, Why

Who, What, Why: Jimil Ataman on the politics and contradictions of slow fashion

The anthropology Ph.D. candidate discusses what she has learned following slow fashion creators and consumers on Instagram and in the Pacific Northwest.

A university building situated near a university athletics field.

School presidents report they need more training around nonacademic duties

School leaders are calling for more support and training in areas such as overseeing their collegiate athletic programs in order to avoid burnout.

Hard at work, crews make progress during summer construction

Ahead of the arrival of students, summer on campus bustles with construction teams advancing various building projects and maintenance work. Here, a look at what’s happening now.

Two people holding up children’s books written in Spanish.

A Book a Day inspires young readers with inclusiveness and representation

A Book a Day, a nonprofit run by Penn GSE’s Sibylla Shekerdjiska-Benatova, has partnered with medical providers like the Puentes de Salud clinic to provide books to children, including titles in Spanish and other languages.

Rand Quinn appointed as faculty director of Civic House

Quinn, associate professor in the Graduate School of Education and scholar of public education, will begin his appointment on Aug. 11.

Sigal Ben-Porath named the faculty director of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Paideia Program

World-renowned scholar of democratic theory and practice Sigal Ben-Porath, who has been a professor at Penn since 2004, will assume the role Sept. 1.

The cover of Research at Penn shows two researchers working inside the largest ever cosmic microwave background camera.

‘Research at Penn’ highlights landmark discoveries and innovations

The online brochure showcases groundbreaking research from each of Penn’s 12 schools.

The outgoing dean sits in a chair in a lecture hall in the Graduate School of Education

A legacy of leadership

Dean Pam Grossman has guided Penn’s Graduate School of Education through a capital campaign, a global pandemic, a historic building expansion, and unprecedented growth with ambition and compassion.

tamir harper sitting on a desk laughing with students

Seeking solutions to a shortage of educators

Penn’s Graduate School of Education contributes to the conversation about the scarcity of Black men as K-12 teachers.

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