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IEDP, IEDP Life, IEDP 25-26

Amane Tsuchimoto on Navigating Life as a Full-Time IEDP Graduate Student and Father of a Three-Year-Old Daughter

This month, I am thrilled to introduce you to my friend and fellow IEDP student, Amane Tsuchimoto. At the start of the academic year, I connected with Amane over our shared interest in higher education, and eventually, I had the privilege to get to know him (and his lovely wife, Sayuri and adorable daughter, Waka) even more during our group technical proposal project last semester. … Continue reading Amane Tsuchimoto on Navigating Life as a Full-Time IEDP Graduate Student and Father of a Three-Year-Old Daughter

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IEDP, IEDP Alumni, IEDP Life

IEDP Alumni Spotlight: Athena Louise Lao, Senior Program Manager at Ted-Ed

This month, I am excited to kick off the IEDP Alumni Spotlight series. In this series, you will get to hear directly from IEDP alums about their journey at Penn GSE, their adventures since graduating, and a few pieces of advice for current students.  Without further ado, let me introduce you to Athena Louise Lao, who graduated from the IEDP in 2017. Following graduation, she … Continue reading IEDP Alumni Spotlight: Athena Louise Lao, Senior Program Manager at Ted-Ed

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IEDP, IEDP 24-25, IEDP Life

Farewell, IEDP Blog!

The spring semester is over, all assignments are written and graded, the 2nd years, including a few from my cohort, have already graduated. Our last semester was filled with firsts and lasts, and this photo dump will take you on a little memory tour through our spring semester over Valentine’s Day, the Super Bowl, CIES, concerts, half-marathons, Easter, in-class presentations, the spring gala, work sessions, … Continue reading Farewell, IEDP Blog!

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IEDP, IEDP 24-25, IEDP Life

What supported you the most in your IEDP-journey?

As our time as a cohort is coming to an end, I asked my fellow cohort members what in their IEDP journey supported them the most. Watch the video to see their answers. Following that, I want to give a big shout-out to a few people in IEDP that supported me most throughout the year. First, Lauren, our incredible program manager, who is always there … Continue reading What supported you the most in your IEDP-journey?

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