The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, commonly known as Penn GSE, is one of the leading educational research schools in the United States.[1] Formally established as a school at the University of Pennsylvania in 1914,[2] Penn GSE has historically had research strengths in teaching and learning, the cultural contexts of education, language education, quantitative research methods, and practitioner inquiry. Pam Grossman is the current dean of Penn GSE (2015–present); she succeeded Andrew C. Porter (2007-2014).