A Partnership for Progress.

Graduate! Philadelphia is a joint initiative of the Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board and the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Our mission is to increase the number of adults with college degrees in the Greater Philadelphia region.

The Graduate! Philadelphia Center is operated in partnership with the Philadelphia Education Fund and is funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the City of Philadelphia.

Additionally, Graduate! Philadelphia has partnered with fifteen local colleges and universities that have high graduation rates, are fully regionally accredited, and offer courses that are flexible, focused, and convenient for adults.

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Graduate! Philadelphia Staff

Hadass Sheffer

Executive Director

Kimberly Stephens

Director of Higher Ed Partnerships and Services

Monique Gilchrist

Program Manager

Laticia Booker

Program Advisor

Sarah Byker James

Program Advisor

Managing Partners

Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board

Sallie A. Glickman

CEO, Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board, and Co-founder Graduate! Philadelphia

United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania

David R. Fair

Vice President, Community Impact, United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Operating Partner

Philadelphia Education Fund

Funded By

  • John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
  • City of Philadelphia

Partner Colleges