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The program brings together faculty and staff from across disciplines to engage with the state’s diverse regions and develop solutions to shared challenges.

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The five-year program kicked off this summer with programming that empowered adolescents to assess their skills and imagine what’s possible for their careers.

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Discussing the money and changes in the college athletics landscape, Karen Weaver says, “Every school thinks it’s one rich donor away from success.”

City workers on strike, Philly gets a WNBA team, and the Philly Pops get their name back

On KYW Newsradio's The Week in Philly podcast, Karen Weaver discusses the impact getting a WNBA team will have on the City of Philadelphia and in particular on the city's girls' and women's sports landscape, including at the high school and collegiate levels.

Philly schools, nonprofit and Penn partner to provide career, college pathways to students in underserved communities

WHYY profiles Penn GSE's partnership with the School District of Philadelphia and nonprofits to form the Academy at Penn, boosting college and career pathways for students from underserved communities.

Office of School and Community Engagement honored for tutoring partnership

The Penn GSE Tutoring Initiative at Andrew Hamilton School won second place in the 2025 Phillip B. Lindy Award for Excellence in K-16 Partnerships.

Philly schools partner with Penn for new college and career initiative

The Academy at Penn initiative is featured at a press conference with the School District of Philadephia.