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Jessa Lingel stands in front of a black screen, her head cocked to the side. In the foreground (blurred) are a student's head and water bottle.

The wayfinder: Jessa Lingel creates community and belonging on campus

As the new director of the Program in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies and the Center for Research in Feminist, Queer, and Transgender Studies, Jessa Lingel creates community and belonging on campus.

People huddled together in front of bright window in the Graduate Center.

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.

Students walk over steps to Van Pelt-Dietrich Library.

Introducing the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Innovation

The Center for Teaching and Learning and the Online Learning Initiative have merged to become one unit for the support of instructors, graduate students, and staff.

Nick Martin stands against a red sandstone building, with foliage in the foreground

Wharton MBA graduate Nicholas Martin to teach at the Coast Guard Academy

Wharton MBA graduate and lieutenant commander Nicholas “Nick” Martin to teach marketing to “the next generation of officers.”

Wisconsin Watch

False alarm: How Wisconsin uses race and income to label students ‘high risk’

Ryan Baker of the Graduate School of Education says that current early warning systems for education use demographic factors as predictors, causing systematic errors in terms of students’ race.

A group of students clustered around each other holding certificates.

Winners of 2023 Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students celebrated

The long-running Prize for graduate student instructors recognizes excellent graduate instructors; unlike many other awards, nominations are made by students.

EdSurge

What I learned from my students who became teachers

A 2018 report from the Graduate School of Education found that 44 percent of new teachers left the classroom in five years.

Daeyeon Lee points to a slide that reads 'Classroom community' while delivering a lecture.

Daeyeon Lee delivers lecture on reconnecting in and out of the classroom

Lee, the Evan C Thompson Term Chair for Excellence in Teaching, recently delivered the 2023 Evan C Thompson Lecture, focusing on how to improve students’ sense of community.

Students in an auditorium working on their laptops

Penn awarded grant to promote inclusive excellence in STEM teaching and learning

With support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Penn is embarking on a six-year effort to enhance inclusivity and belonging in undergraduate STEM education.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Pa. waived the basic skills requirement for educators. Will it work to attract more teachers?

Dean Pam Grossman and Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education speak on the potential drawbacks of waiving basic skills tests for teacher preparation programs.

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