Grad School of Education
Nonie K. Lesaux
Much of Lesaux's work today involves implementing her research into policy in order to improve child education systems.
Chinese Internet Service Co-Founder Promotes Ed Prize at Harvard
Charles Chen Yidan, co-founder of one of China’s most popular Internet service portals, visited Harvard last Thursday to raise awareness about a new educational prize he founded.
Graduate School of Education Class of 2016
Class of 2016 member Donovan A. Livingston raises his fist in the air as Drew Faust confers degrees to candidates from the Graduate School of Education.
Record $35.5 Million Donation to GSE funds Early Childhood Initiative
In a record donation to the Harvard Graduate School of Education, The Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation gifted $35.5 million to establish an early childhood education initiative, bringing the school’s campaign to 93 percent of its total goal.
Teachers in Training: Launching the First Class of Harvard Teacher Fellows
The Harvard Teacher Fellows program, a teacher training initiative centered at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, prepares aspiring educators to teach in under-resourced urban schools. The program recently selected its inaugural cohort of 20 fellows.
Professors Warming to Prospect of Education Studies Secondary
An education secondary did not see initial success in gaining traction. But FAS members are now renewing their interest in the field.
Harvard Thinks Global
Senior Lecturer on Education Katherine Merseth addresses students on the importance of education in children’s lives and how Harvard students can contribute to today’s youth through education. The lecture was part of the 7th Annual Harvard Thinks Big speaker series hosted by the College Events Board and featured various professors speaking about education, social inequality, radical terrorism, and more.
GSE Partners With Cities in New Youth Education Equity Initiative
The Education Redesign Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education has unveiled a new, youth education equity initiative that aims to tackle systemic inequalities preventing young students from achieving their full potential.
Inaugural Class of Harvard Teachers Fellows Selected
Following a rigorous application process, 20 Harvard seniors will make up the inaugural class of the Harvard Teachers Fellows program.
Fitzsimmons Endorses GSE Report, with Some Reservations
Admissions administrators, including Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67, have largely supported a recent Graduate School of Education report that calls for widespread change to the college application process.
Ed School Report Calls for Reforming Admissions Practices
The report argues colleges should dramatically alter their admissions practices with a new focus on promoting service, reducing academic and extracurricular stresses, and increasing student diversity.
Harvard Tuition Jumped 31 Percent Since 1998, Report Says
The price tag on a Harvard undergraduate education, when adjusted for inflation, increased by nearly one-third between 1998 and 2015, according to a recently released report by The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Ed School Breaks Fiscal Year Fundraising Record
The Graduate School of Education has raised $177 million toward its capital campaign as of Sept. 30, making fiscal year 2015 its most successful fundraising year ever with a record $50 million of donations.
"We are Workers"
Graduate students Andrew B. Donnelly, John M. Nicoludis, and Joan E. Chaker turn their attention to a fellow panelist. The Graduate Student Union hosted Harvard and community speakers as part of the We Are Workers: National Graduate Worker Day of Action.
Richard Milner Talks Race and Educational Inequality at Forum
“We know on a classroom level that race matters,” University of Pittsburgh professor H. Richard Milner said. “We need to reject these colorblind ideologies on an individual level, but also at the systemic level.”
To Teach A Teacher: Harvard’s Alternative to Teach for America
With the program, dubbed the Harvard Teacher Fellows, Harvard will offer prospective educators an alternative to organizations like Teach for America.
Speeches and Vigil Honor Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Two survivors of domestic abuse shared their experiences at an event in honor of the first day of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month on Thursday.
Senator Elizabeth Warren Speaks at Forum
Senator Elizabeth Warren, a former Harvard Law School professor, talks about how to deal with the problem of college funding in the United States. "Most schools face no consequences for failing to serve their students or for wasting federal financial aid dollars," she said.
Senator Elizabeth Warren Speaks at Ed School
At the #askwith Forum on Friday, Elizabeth Warren spoke about issues such as funding for higher education, the rise of for-profit colleges, and the defunding of Planned Parenthood.
Digital and On-Campus Teaching Research Groups Merge
The research arms of HarvardX and the Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching have merged to create a new research group.
New E-Newsletter Enables Professors To Share Teaching Advice
The letter grew out of a 2012 HILT grant dedicated to creating a publication for teaching staff at the Graduate School of Education and will be sent weekly to all teaching faculty at the University.
Donor Funds Ed School Research on Chinese Academic Stress
The China Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education has received a donation pledge of $100,000 to fund a research project focused on reducing academic stress in the Chinese school system.
Entrepreneurship Final Project Fair
Students of the Graduate School of Education course Education Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship in Comparative Perspective speak to judges, faculty, and other visitors at the project presentation fair on Friday morning at the Harvard Innovation Lab.