Higher Education

Howard C. Stevenson of the Graduate School of Education says that people should place less emphasis on whether Black men are resistant to therapy and more on understanding the contexts in which they already feel comfortable discussing their feelings and traumas.

Laura Perna of the Graduate School of Education discusses some key differences between community colleges and four-year institutions.

Penn alumna Cheryl Logan will lead the McGraw Center for Educational Leadership at the Graduate School of Education, made possible by a record-setting $16.25 million gift from the Harold W. McGraw Jr. Family Foundation. Dean Pam Grossman provides remarks.

Nicolaj Siggelkow of the Wharton School discusses the priorities and future of the MBA program, as well as the challenges facing current MBA students.

Robert Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education is noted for arguing that the bachelor’s degree has largely become a steppingstone for further study at the master’s level, leaving students in a long transition zone between educational and professional milestones.

In a co-written Op-Ed, Sigal Ben-Porath of the Graduate School of Education says that reliance on public funding renders public colleges increasingly vulnerable to legislative overreach and thus to restrictions on academic freedom.

President Liz Magill says that Penn is fiscally and financially capable of being aggressive with its future thanks to a lack of headwinds afflicting much of the higher education sector.

Robert Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education advocates for a more tightly packaged three-year bachelor’s degree.

Robert Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education is noted for decades of arguments that higher education should offer accelerated degrees.