Graduate School of Education
Corner of 37th Street and Walnut Street
Penn’s Graduate School of Education (GSE) is reenvisioning how to prepare educational leaders for the 21st century. Strengthened by The Power of Penn Campaign, Penn GSE has reimagined its campus footprint, improved its ability to recruit and support the best students and faculty, nurtured the most promising big ideas, and accelerated its impact in Philadelphia and around the world by preparing the next generation of leaders who are transforming education to address the challenges of the future.
4,133
Donors
$98.3
Million Raised
Highlighted Accomplishments
Made a GSE education more affordable by initiating need-based aid for the first time and by increasing financial aid offerings to master’s students by approximately 44 percent over the past three years. GSE expects to grow these awards with an additional $3.25 million recently committed and designated for scholarship.
Created a new hub for 21st-century teaching and learning with a state-of-the-art building expansion—the School’s first new construction in 50 years.
Increased support for pioneering GSE faculty who are leading the way in teacher education, racial literacy, digital learning, and other areas. During the Campaign, the School established four new professorships to support its world-class faculty.
Deepened innovation and professional development in education for practitioners and leaders through Catalyst @ Penn GSE, a center where professionals across sectors come together to create a better educational future, and the Center for Professional Learning, which offers dynamic learning opportunities.
Shaped learning in a changing world through the Learning Sciences and Technologies program, which offers faculty expertise in data, computing, makerspaces, science, and digital tools and has generated over $30 million in research funding.
“Penn GSE is powering the future of education with a new generation of trailblazers—from educators to entrepreneurs. We are developing new and replicable models that meet the needs of urban communities, integrate with health and social services, bring cutting-edge instructional approaches to students, and enrich education professionals.”