DANIEL MAGERMAN - Graduate! Philadelphia

DANIEL MAGERMAN

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In May 2022, Daniel graduated from the Penn Graduate School of Education with an MSEd in Intercultural Communication. He has supported international and multilingual students at both Penn State Abington and the University of Pennsylvania as a professional writing consultant. Daniel also worked at the Philadelphia English Language Institute as a teacher for adult newcomers learning English and as a school administrator. Previously, he held the position of program officer for Kivunim, an international education non-profit focused on diasporic Jewish communities; under his leadership, the organization expanded its scope into Latin America with an immersive experiential learning program based in Mexico City. After finishing grad school, Daniel worked for IREX (the International Research and Exchanges Board), a major DC-based non-profit, managing the curriculum and events for a robust international fellowship for young leaders from over 100 countries.

Daniel was a two-time Fulbright grantee in Curitiba, Brazil. Throughout 2017 and 2018, he supported English language learning initiatives at the Federal University of Paraná, including the creation of the first-ever academic writing center at a Brazilian university. Likewise, he volunteered with Education USA, designing and facilitating college-entrance writing courses. Currently, Daniel is also an adjunct instructor online at Virginia Commonwealth University, delivering an asynchronous course that he created for the School of Business entitled Introduction to Intercultural Communication.

Daniel is from just up the road in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. He studied Linguistics, Spanish, and Jewish Studies at the Schreyer Honors College housed in his alma mater Penn State. He has Ashkenazi Jewish roots, with ancestry in Lithuania and Ukraine. He learned Spanish in school, Portuguese in Brazil, and bits of Yiddish at home. He is excited to continue testing out new recipes, improving his yoga practice, and spending as much time as possible outside.