Penn launches no-cost, online summer program for rising high school seniors Penn launches no-cost, online summer program for rising high school seniors PennRSSA has the capacity to reach thousands of School District of Philadelphia students with content meant to boost academic, career, and postsecondary preparation.
Creating a civics curriculum with Philly students that can be taught online or in person Creating a civics curriculum with Philly students that can be taught online or in person A research course on community engagement had been collaborating with Philadelphia teachers to create a curriculum about the importance of voting. Then the classroom experience moved online.
Campus life in the fall? A test with no clear answer Penn In the News The New York Times Campus life in the fall? A test with no clear answer Laura Perna of the Graduate School of Education said of colleges’ approaches to the fall 2020 semester, “I think we are going to see a lot of variation.” High school meets business with Bridges 2 Wealth Kayden Perren (foreground) feeds cloth through a donated sewing machine as India Watson (far right) teaches him how to construct a pocket. Image taken in February. High school meets business with Bridges 2 Wealth Bridges 2 Wealth, a financial literacy program that celebrated its one-year anniversary with the Netter Center in February, collaborates with Penn students and Philadelphia schools to close the wealth gap. A ‘Collective Climb’ to combat poverty From left to right: Hyungtae Kim, Mckayla Warwick, and Kwaku Owusu. A ‘Collective Climb’ to combat poverty With the President’s Engagement Prize, seniors Hyungtae Kim, Kwaku Owusu, and Mckayla Warwick will work to combat poverty in West Philadelphia through education, shared resources, and community collaboration. With virus, U.S. higher education may face existential moment Penn In the News Associated Press With virus, U.S. higher education may face existential moment Joni Finney and Robert Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education spoke about how colleges and universities are trying to plan for the fall semester. Coronavirus pushes colleges to the breaking point, forcing ‘hard choices’ about education Penn In the News The Wall Street Journal Coronavirus pushes colleges to the breaking point, forcing ‘hard choices’ about education In his book “The College Stress Test,” Robert Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education predicted that 10% of private, liberal arts colleges in the U.S. were likely to close within the next five years. Now, with the pandemic’s damaging effects on school finances, his prediction has changed to 200 schools in the next year alone. Ten years later, dental mentorship program holds strong A decade ago, when the School District hired Charlene Jennings Fenster (left) to develop and teach a dental assisting program, she immediately reached out to partner with Penn Dental Medicine, her alma mater. Pictured here, Fenster observes a Randolph student who assists a Penn Dental Medicine student providing care. Ten years later, dental mentorship program holds strong Penn Dental Medicine students and faculty connect with Randolph high schoolers through the School District of Philadelphia’s Oral Health Academy. How do you homeschool kids? The pandemic has lots of parents asking How do you homeschool kids? The pandemic has lots of parents asking Penn GSE’s Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher’s new podcast offers guidance on juggling work and homeschooling, and how to focus on what kids and parents truly need during the pandemic. Universities must help shape the post-COVID-19 world Penn In the News University World News Universities must help shape the post-COVID-19 world Ira Harkavy of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships contributed to an article about the role of universities in establishing a post-COVID-19 world. “Higher education can add momentum by renewing our commitment to our core values of academic freedom, institutional autonomy, and engagement by students, faculty, and staff, and re-emphasising the role of higher education institutions as societal actors for the public good,” Harkavy and his co-authors wrote. Load More
High school meets business with Bridges 2 Wealth Kayden Perren (foreground) feeds cloth through a donated sewing machine as India Watson (far right) teaches him how to construct a pocket. Image taken in February. High school meets business with Bridges 2 Wealth Bridges 2 Wealth, a financial literacy program that celebrated its one-year anniversary with the Netter Center in February, collaborates with Penn students and Philadelphia schools to close the wealth gap.
A ‘Collective Climb’ to combat poverty From left to right: Hyungtae Kim, Mckayla Warwick, and Kwaku Owusu. A ‘Collective Climb’ to combat poverty With the President’s Engagement Prize, seniors Hyungtae Kim, Kwaku Owusu, and Mckayla Warwick will work to combat poverty in West Philadelphia through education, shared resources, and community collaboration.
With virus, U.S. higher education may face existential moment Penn In the News Associated Press With virus, U.S. higher education may face existential moment Joni Finney and Robert Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education spoke about how colleges and universities are trying to plan for the fall semester. Coronavirus pushes colleges to the breaking point, forcing ‘hard choices’ about education Penn In the News The Wall Street Journal Coronavirus pushes colleges to the breaking point, forcing ‘hard choices’ about education In his book “The College Stress Test,” Robert Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education predicted that 10% of private, liberal arts colleges in the U.S. were likely to close within the next five years. Now, with the pandemic’s damaging effects on school finances, his prediction has changed to 200 schools in the next year alone. Ten years later, dental mentorship program holds strong A decade ago, when the School District hired Charlene Jennings Fenster (left) to develop and teach a dental assisting program, she immediately reached out to partner with Penn Dental Medicine, her alma mater. Pictured here, Fenster observes a Randolph student who assists a Penn Dental Medicine student providing care. Ten years later, dental mentorship program holds strong Penn Dental Medicine students and faculty connect with Randolph high schoolers through the School District of Philadelphia’s Oral Health Academy. How do you homeschool kids? The pandemic has lots of parents asking How do you homeschool kids? The pandemic has lots of parents asking Penn GSE’s Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher’s new podcast offers guidance on juggling work and homeschooling, and how to focus on what kids and parents truly need during the pandemic. Universities must help shape the post-COVID-19 world Penn In the News University World News Universities must help shape the post-COVID-19 world Ira Harkavy of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships contributed to an article about the role of universities in establishing a post-COVID-19 world. “Higher education can add momentum by renewing our commitment to our core values of academic freedom, institutional autonomy, and engagement by students, faculty, and staff, and re-emphasising the role of higher education institutions as societal actors for the public good,” Harkavy and his co-authors wrote. Load More
Coronavirus pushes colleges to the breaking point, forcing ‘hard choices’ about education Penn In the News The Wall Street Journal Coronavirus pushes colleges to the breaking point, forcing ‘hard choices’ about education In his book “The College Stress Test,” Robert Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education predicted that 10% of private, liberal arts colleges in the U.S. were likely to close within the next five years. Now, with the pandemic’s damaging effects on school finances, his prediction has changed to 200 schools in the next year alone. Ten years later, dental mentorship program holds strong A decade ago, when the School District hired Charlene Jennings Fenster (left) to develop and teach a dental assisting program, she immediately reached out to partner with Penn Dental Medicine, her alma mater. Pictured here, Fenster observes a Randolph student who assists a Penn Dental Medicine student providing care. Ten years later, dental mentorship program holds strong Penn Dental Medicine students and faculty connect with Randolph high schoolers through the School District of Philadelphia’s Oral Health Academy. How do you homeschool kids? The pandemic has lots of parents asking How do you homeschool kids? The pandemic has lots of parents asking Penn GSE’s Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher’s new podcast offers guidance on juggling work and homeschooling, and how to focus on what kids and parents truly need during the pandemic. Universities must help shape the post-COVID-19 world Penn In the News University World News Universities must help shape the post-COVID-19 world Ira Harkavy of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships contributed to an article about the role of universities in establishing a post-COVID-19 world. “Higher education can add momentum by renewing our commitment to our core values of academic freedom, institutional autonomy, and engagement by students, faculty, and staff, and re-emphasising the role of higher education institutions as societal actors for the public good,” Harkavy and his co-authors wrote. Load More
Ten years later, dental mentorship program holds strong A decade ago, when the School District hired Charlene Jennings Fenster (left) to develop and teach a dental assisting program, she immediately reached out to partner with Penn Dental Medicine, her alma mater. Pictured here, Fenster observes a Randolph student who assists a Penn Dental Medicine student providing care. Ten years later, dental mentorship program holds strong Penn Dental Medicine students and faculty connect with Randolph high schoolers through the School District of Philadelphia’s Oral Health Academy.
How do you homeschool kids? The pandemic has lots of parents asking How do you homeschool kids? The pandemic has lots of parents asking Penn GSE’s Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher’s new podcast offers guidance on juggling work and homeschooling, and how to focus on what kids and parents truly need during the pandemic.
Universities must help shape the post-COVID-19 world Penn In the News University World News Universities must help shape the post-COVID-19 world Ira Harkavy of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships contributed to an article about the role of universities in establishing a post-COVID-19 world. “Higher education can add momentum by renewing our commitment to our core values of academic freedom, institutional autonomy, and engagement by students, faculty, and staff, and re-emphasising the role of higher education institutions as societal actors for the public good,” Harkavy and his co-authors wrote.