Upcoming Events
Making Your Degree Work for You
- October 10, 2025
- 11:30 - 1:00 PM
- EDT 450 or Zoom
Completing a graduate degree is a huge milestone, but what comes next can feel uncertain. In this session, Dr. Philipp Reichert will share insights on how graduate education shapes diverse career journeys. The discussion will focus on how skills from research, teaching, and leadership transfer into career paths inside and beyond academia.
GPESA Research Voices Podcast
Join GPESA president 2024-2026 Fabielle Rocha Cruz for a podcast series where graduate students share their journeys and research inspirations. Reach out to us if you'd like to be part of GPESA research voices.
Paulo Freire Week | September 19-25, 2025
This week featured guest lectures from Dr. Shirley Steinberg and Dr. Elisa Vandenborn, a reading and discussion group, a printmaking workshop, and a community dinner at Mina's Brazilian Steakhouse. Thank you to all our supporters and participants!
Dear colleagues,
As Paulo Freire Week comes to a close, I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to each of you who joined us in the lectures, activities, and workshops over these five days. Your presence and engagement gave life to the event, and as a Brazilian scholar and current President of GPESA, this experience was profoundly moving for me. It allowed me to share a part of my own history through Freire’s legacy, while also witnessing how his ideas continue to inspire us all.
I wish to recognize the brilliant team who helped transform what began as a lighthearted conversation in the GPESA office into a full week of learning and dialogue. From the GPESA team, Kristal (VP Student Life) and Lily (Treasurer) supported planning, organization, and the Quality Money application, while Shahneela (Communication) and Sajedeh (VP Academic) ensured the event reached our community. Our volunteers, Alex and Nur, brought light and knowledge to our spaces, making every moment richer. We also had the help of ESA, especially Tracy (President) and Manar (VP), and we were able to welcome undergrads. And, of course, a big shout-out to GSA for granting us the Quality Money we asked to fund this initiative!
What touched me most was seeing so many familiar faces—classmates, colleagues, friends—alongside the joy of meeting new people whose kindness and generosity remind me to believe in a better tomorrow. That is, to me, Freire’s legacy in action: the hope we cultivate together through dialogue, community, and shared struggle.
Thank you so much for making this week a place of sharing and hoping. May we all become agents of radical love. 💚💛
With gratitude and hope,
Fabielle Rocha Cruz
President, GPESA 2024-2026
Graduate Programs in Education Students' Association
