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On book bans and free speech
Sigal Ben-Porath in conversation at the Graduate School of Education

Sigal Ben-Porath is a professor in Penn’s Graduate School of Education, in the Literacy, Culture, and International Education Division. She studies the ways institutions like schools and colleges can sustain and advance democracy.  

(Image: Eric Sucar)

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    • On book bans and free speech

    Sigal Ben-Porath of the Graduate School of Education says book bans and challenges affect free speech and expression, especially for young people, and that institutions of higher education are important for developing tools based on evidence for assessment.
    With school out, construction crews work in earnest
    Two construction workers work on the interior of Penn Boathouse.

    A new room for hosting events inside the Penn Boathouse. Completion of the Boathouse renovation is one of 395 active projects on and around campus, encompassing $1.2 billion in approved total budgets and 339 construction workers on campus daily.

    With school out, construction crews work in earnest

    Campus may have depopulated for the summer, but construction workers have moved in to begin or accelerate work on projects both big and small. Here, an overview of what’s in progress on Penn’s campus—and beyond.
    Penn GSE’s Andrea Kane on school leadership and student potential
    Andrea Kane (left) sits at a desk with a laptop opposite a student in her office.

    A former school superintendent, Kane differentiates her instruction to make it meaningful to students with a variety of professional backgrounds and goals.(Image: Ginger Fox Photography)

    Penn GSE’s Andrea Kane on school leadership and student potential

    In her role as professor of practice at Penn GSE, Dr. Andrea Kane brings the perspective of twenty-five years’ experience in K–12 public schools to her work with aspiring and current teachers and leaders.

    From Penn GSE

    A better approach to Integrated Student Support
    A. Brooks Bowden in her library.

    Penn GSE assistant professor A. Brooks Bowden. (Image: Penn GSE)

    A better approach to Integrated Student Support

    Penn GSE’s A. Brooks Bowden joined a working group of experts to draft a new set of national guidelines for Integrated Student Support.

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    27 students and recent graduates awarded 2022 Fulbright grants
    18 headshots of students

    University of Pennsylvania’s Fulbright grant recipients for the 2022-23 academic year include 18 graduating seniors, from left: (top row) Aishwarya Balaji, Lilian Chen, Ria Chinchankar, Amira Chowdhury, Luke Coleman, Sonali Deliwala; (middle row) Alice Heyeh; Robin Hu, J’Aun Johnson, Jordyn Kaplan, Erin Kraskewicz, Shaila Lothe; (bottom row) Brendan Lui, Rebecca Morse, Kaitlyn Rentala, Anyara Rodriguez, Stefan Tomov, Irene Yee.

    27 students and recent graduates awarded 2022 Fulbright grants

    Twenty-seven Penn students and alumni have been awarded Fulbright grants for the 2022-23 academic year, including 18 seniors who will be graduating May 16.
    Symposium highlights range and reach of Penn Global research
    Panelists sit on a stage at Perry World House, while another is on a Zoom screen behind them

    The 2022 Launch Symposium at Perry World House brought together faculty from eight of Penn’s 12 schools to share presentations on their projects that span the globe.

    Symposium highlights range and reach of Penn Global research

    The Penn Global Research and Engagement Grant is supporting 21 faculty-led projects that span research, capacity-building, and development efforts across Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, India, China, and beyond.

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    Supporting education in Ghana
    person with a cell phone

    The Graduate School of Education’s Sharon Wolf (not pictured)  is leading a research project on reaching parents in remote and impoverished regions of Ghana with supportive text messages to share information on helping their children, especially girls, succeed in school.

    Supporting education in Ghana

    The Graduate School of Education’s Sharon Wolf is leading a research project on reaching parents in remote and impoverished regions of Ghana with supportive text messages to share information on helping their children, especially girls, succeed in school.