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Panel Discusses Potential Pedagogical Reform
Speaking to a packed crowd at the Graduate School of Education Wednesday night, linguist Noam Chomsky and other panelists argued for an education model that promotes a reciprocal relationship between teacher and student.
Askwith
Howard Gardner, Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Noam Chomsky, and Bruno della Chiesa of the ZNL Center for Neurosciences and Learning discuss the impact of Freire’s work and its relevance to education today. This Askwith Forum, which took place at Longfellow Hall on Wednesday evening, was presented in commemoration of the 45th anniversary of Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed.
Couple Shares Road Trip Experiences at GSE
Six years after embarking on a year-long roadtrip across America, Shane M. and Amy E. Bugbee set out on another—this time, to Harvard.
Former CNN Anchor Soledad O'Brien Named Visiting Fellow at Ed School
In honor of her efforts to expand educational opportunities, the Harvard Graduate School of Education announced yesterday that journalist and television anchor Soledad O’Brien ’88-’00 will be a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the school for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Joining the Ranks
“The ad hoc process is greatly shrouded in mystery; remarkably little is written about it,” says current Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Diversity and Development Judith D. Singer. She smirks wryly as she swigs coffee from her mug, as if this is something she’s explained a hundred times before.
GSAS Student Council Elects New Members
The Graduate Student Council of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences elected Summer A. Shafer as GSC president Wednesday evening. Several other executive board positions were taken in a surprise coup that Shafer called “an impromptu coalition,” as a number of write-in candidacies were declared at last night’s meeting.
Panelists Discuss Gun Violence Solutions
Education and child policy experts said finding a solution to increasing gun violence will require more than just legislative changes during a panel at the Harvard Graduate School of Education Wednesday.
Broadcast journalist John Merrow speaks alongside children's rights ativist Marian Wright Edelman (left), Executive Director of the Connecticut Commission on Children Elaine Zimmerman (second from right), and HGSE Dean Kathleen McCartney at the AskWith Forum in Longfellow Hall on Wednesday. The panel discussed school violence prevention strategies in the wake of the December shooting at a Newtown, CT elementary school.
Outside Funding at Harvard
The Federal Government supplies millions of dollars of research funding to Harvard every year. With the coming Sequester, much of this will not be renewed. On this map, Harvard's schools are colored by the proportion of their budget that is made up of sponsored programs. Click a school for more detail.
John A. Wood: From Scientist to Painter
Wood’s work shows that art can an appreciation for art can come to people with a non-traditional artistic background at all points in life.
Jon Schnur
Jon Schnur, education reform pioneer and executive chairman and co-founderof America Achieves, talks about the need to istitutionalize higher expectations for the American education system. He was the guest speaker for the Askwith Forum lecture on Tuesday evening where he discussed President Obama's education policies and steps America could take to ensure better educational futures for its students.
Jon Schnur
Jon Schnur, education reform pioneer and executive chairman and co-founderof America Achieves, talks about the need to istitutionalize higher expectations for the American education system. He was the guest speaker for the Askwith Forum lecture on Tuesday evening where he discussed President Obama's education policies and steps America could take to ensure better educational futures for its students.
Ed School Dean To Leave for Smith College
Dean of the Graduate School of Education Kathleen McCartney will leave her post at Harvard to become president of Smith College next summer.
Birthday Celebration in Hundred Acre Woods
Friends and family of George H. Eastman braved the cold, gathering around the Winnie-the-Pooh tree by the Science Center Sunday afternoon to celebrate Eastman’s 81st birthday.
Hidden Study Spaces, Just in Time for Midterms!
With midterm season underway and constant reminders of imminent finals, stumbling across an empty reading room is often a welcome discovery.
Activists ‘Do Something’ About Bullying
Today’s youth don’t talk. They text. So when they want to report bullying, they might not turn to a traditional hotline with an operator on the other end of the phone. They need a place to text their written cries for help.
Leaders of the Student Movement in Chile, Camila Vallejo and Noam Titelman, speak at an event co-sponsored by DRCLAS in Longfellow Hall Thursday afternoon. They spoke about the current state of education in Chile, and their experiences as leaders of the youth protest movement to reform the education system in Chile.
Leaders of the Student Movement in Chile, Camila Vallejo and Noam Titelman, speak at an event co-sponsored by DRCLAS in Longfellow Hall Thursday afternoon. They spoke about the current state of education in Chile, and their experiences as leaders of the youth protest movement to reform the education system in Chile.
Ed School Affiliates Argue for University of Texas
For Philip Lee, a doctoral student at Harvard Graduate School of Education, the idea that his views are important is a current that runs through his work. “I want to show people that student voice matters,” Lee said.
GSC Considers Potential Structural Changes
At a monthly meeting of the Graduate School Council on Wednesday, members of the Council discussed whether the Council should continue with a representative democracy or move toward a direct democracy system. A proposed change would allow non-departmental representatives to vote on the issues that the GSC puts forth.
Bullying Research Continues
The line between online and face-to-face bullying has become increasingly blurred, researchers at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society said Wednesday.
GSE Lecturer Explores Methods for Matriculation
Mandy Savitz-Romer, a lecturer at the Graduate School of Education, and Suzanne M. Bouffard, a GSE researcher, published a book called "Ready, Willing, and Able" which addresses the problems concerning college matriculation rates of low-income high school students.