Since 2014, successful Panamanian businessman Emanuel Gonzalez Revilla has served as ambassador of the Republic of Panama to the United States. Prior to embarking on his professional career, Ambassador Emanuel Gonzalez Revilla graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. Today, he remains actively involved with his alma mater as a member of the Board of Overseers of the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education.
In December of 2016, students from Penn’s Graduate School of Education (GSE) had the opportunity to meet with Ted Mitchell, the Obama administration’s under secretary of education. During a visit that lasted more than an hour, Mitchell addressed approximately 20 GSE doctoral and master’s students, answering their questions related to higher education policy and challenges.
Specifically, Mitchell, who previously served as president of the California State Board of Education and president of Occidental College, discussed efforts to make college both more affordable and more accessible and detailed ways to help high school students graduate and prepare for higher education. GSE students also asked him about political divisions and inquired about how politics plays a role in creating educational and employment opportunities.
The edited conversation between Mitchell and GSE students can be found on the school’s website. The site also features other news and a complete listing of GSE programs and events. For more information, visit www.gse.upenn.edu.
