Elie is a master’s student in the Education, Culture, and Society program. Elie is interested in the study of education and schooling which he considers to be an institutional system of oppression and social reproduction. Elie wishes to work toward engaging people’s political consciousness in order to politicize education and class analysis. When academia does not take up all his energy and time, he likes to read and play the drums.
Read MoreKareena is a currently a master’s student in the International Educational Development Program at the Graduate School of Education at University of Pennsylvania. Prior to coming to Penn, she taught at various schools in New York City.
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Read MoreKaitlin McCann; ECS Graduate School of Education UPenn; Teacher School District of Philadelphia; Executive Board Member Caucus of Working Educators
Read MoreComing from the DC area, Maya is a third year undergraduate student who is passionate about helping others. She is currently studying biology at the University of Pennsylvania with hopes of becoming a medical doctor. In addition to working as a Research Assistant at the Center for Cellular Immunotherapies at Penn Medicine…
Read MoreRaised in the suburbs in Connecticut, Marissa has lived in New York, Boston, and Paris before moving to Philadelphia for graduate school. After studying history and literature in college, she merged her love of history with her passion for education and justice by writing history curriculum for middle school students that focused on challenging dominant narratives and highlighting diverse voices. At the Penn Graduate School of Education, Marissa is pursuing her master's degree in Education, Culture, and Society, studying the history of how the Civil War has been taught (and mistaught) to students throughout history.
Read MoreSanah is a first-year masters student at the University of Pennsylvania working towards a dual degree in non-profit leadership and education, culture, and society. She is the founder and CEO of a non-profit organization called The Love Your Natural Self Foundation, which focuses on empowering individuals through events, movements, and hands-on sessions. She started this organization after losing all of her hair to Alopecia in the seventh grade and struggling with wigs, bullying and low self-worth. Now, her non-profit organization hosts projects in 150 schools and 28 countries worldwide. The biggest project hosted by her non-profit is the International Day of Self Love. She has reached over 50,000 students through speaking engagements and raises over $35,000 in fundraising per year.
Read MoreJessica grew up in Nashville, TN, and studied and worked in the Boston, MA area prior to moving to Philadelphia. Jessica is pursuing her master's degree in the Education, Culture, and Society program.
Read MoreCaroline grew up in Long Island and New Jersey but most recently moved to Philadelphia from Berkeley, CA. She is studying ECS at the Graduate School of Education. She is passionate about the possibilities in good school finance policy and is excited to teach when she is done with her current program. Caroline also plays roller derby and screenprints at an art studio in West Philly.
Read MoreRachel completed their undergrad in History at the University of Central Oklahoma. A graduate of Education, Culture and Society’s master’s program, Rachel's master’s paper explored the role of settler colonialism in the United States, with an emphasis on the ways that relationships between teachers and students can challenge or reproduce white supremacist systems. They are deeply concerned with building solidarity across organizing movements and understanding the ways different forms of oppression play off of one another. Being Potawatomi, space and place are deeply essential to their work, and they hope to return home soon.
Read MorePenelope Ramirez is a proud Black Dominican whose originally from The Bronx, NY...
Read MoreHailing from West Virginia by way of Montreal, Jax Lastinger is passionate about social justice and liberation for marginalized people. Jax is a second year master's student at the Graduate School of Education, studying Education, Culture and Society.
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