Alumni Stories

Share Your Story

Penn GSE welcomes news of how our alumni are educating, leading, and innovating to shape the future of education. We hope you will draw inspiration from the stories we’ve shared on Penn GSE social media and take a moment to share your work with us.


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May 31, 2018
Promoting the Value of Learning in the Workplace

David DeFilippo, GRD’13, determines how to hire the best people, how to engage them and manage their performance, and how to build better future leaders.

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Alumni
May 31, 2018
Voices in Education brings pressing issues in education to the forefront

Dean Pam Grossman hosts a conversation with prominent education advocates.

 

  • Alumni
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October 30, 2017
Marjie Gittis Katz, GED’90

The opportunity to support teachers inspires educator Marjie Gittis Katz, GED’90, who knows firsthand the influence teachers have on children.

  • Faces of Philanthropy
  • Alumni
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October 14, 2017
Shaping the National Landscape: Penn GSE Produces College Presidents

Four Penn GSE alumni who have gone on to the top position at a college or university share their professional paths, accomplishments, and perspectives.

  • Higher Education
  • Alumni
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October 14, 2017
Navigating Statewide Challenges

As president of the University of Alaska, James R. Johnsen, GRD’06, applies leadership skills he developed at Penn GSE.

  • Higher Education
  • Alumni
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October 14, 2017
Advancing Historically Black Colleges and Universities

As president of Huston-Tillotson University, Colette Pierce Burnette, GRD’15, strives to improve access and build community.

  • Alumni
October 14, 2017
Preparing Leaders to Serve the World

Silvia Castro, GRD’10, president of Universidad Lationoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología, uses her Penn GSE education to innovate learning and student services.

  • Alumni
October 14, 2017
Proving the Value of Online Education

As president of American Public Education Inc., Wallace “Wally” E. Boston, GRD’10, believes online education is the future.

  • Alumni
April 14, 2017
Jolley Bruce Christman, GED’71, GR’87

Jolley Bruce Christman, GED’71, GR’87, and her late husband Steven S. Goldberg, GR’85, support graduating doctoral students at Penn GSE for their work in urban education.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Faces of Philanthropy
  • Alumni
April 14, 2017
Making the Case for the Humanities

Margaret Plympton, GRD’11, believes the liberal arts are a worthy investment for higher education.

  • Alumni

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