Ed School
Afolabi Remembered as Diligent Educator with Contagious Smile
An aspiring educator, a passionate chef, and a genuine companion, Kolajo P. Afolabi will be remembered by his friends and family as a rising academic with a contagious smile.
Harvard Graduate Student Dies On Morning Run
A student and former teaching fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Education reported missing on Wednesday has been found dead in Providence, R.I. after suffering an apparent injury to his head.
Ed School Features Desegregation Documentary
A new documentary catalogs the individual experiences of former Boston students, including some who were physically assaulted by protesters throwing rocks.
Panelists Advocate for Teaching of 9/11
A panel of education experts and terrorism scholars cautioned Wednesday against teaching the events of Sept. 11, 2001 simply as an attack against America, suggesting that teaching the history of 9/11 offers a powerful opportunity to encourage empathy in students.
Ed School Students Organize Sit-In
A few students stood in front of Longfellow Hall on Thursday in preparation for a sit-in to protest the denial of tenure for School of Education Associate Professor Mark R. Warren. Check out this video to learn more.
Ed. School Students Rally for Professor's Tenure
A handful of Harvard Graduate School of Education students stood quietly on the porch steps to Longfellow Hall on Thursday at about 8 a.m., holding freshly printed white and yellow signs that said “Tenure Mark Warren” and raising them silently as cars passed down Appian Way.
Edelman Promotes Youth
Children’s rights activist Marian Wright Edelman, founder of the Children’s Defense Fund, spoke yesterday at the Graduate School of Education about the difficulties in her personal attempts to improve conditions for children in America.
Panelists Discuss Pressures Faced by Female Leaders in Education
When Kim Smith—the CEO of Bellwether Educational Partners, an education non-profit—took charge after her fellow Girl Scouts’ canoe tipped over during a trip in her childhood, she says she didn’t receive the gratitude she expected. Instead, her friends told her, “You’re so bossy!” Smith, along with Deborah M. Jewell-Sherman, a senior lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Nannerl O. Keohane, a professor at Princeton University, invoked stories from childhood during an Ed School panel on Wednesday titled “Does Gender Matter in Education Leadership?”
Be a Man, Go to Straight Camp
Ted Cox speaks at the Harvard Graduate School of Education yesterday on gay-to-straight conversion programs and gay rights. In his talk, "What I Learned at Straight Camp", he recounts his experiences as an undercover journalist.
Union Leader Argues in Favor of Teachers
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten outlined her theory of action for transforming the American school system yesterday evening at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Panel Discusses Education Gap
A group of panelists agreed that a unified vision and a tireless approach would be needed to close the nationwide “achievement gap.”
Ed School Report Calls for Job Preparation
A Harvard Graduate School of Education report released today calls for an increase in vocational training in high schools, suggesting that attending college may not be the best choice for all secondary school students.
