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Mass. Education Leaders Discuss How to Foster Anti-Racism in Schools During HGSE Panel
A panel of education leaders discussed strategies to combat racism in school classrooms during a Harvard Graduate School of Education webinar Wednesday.
Graduate School of Education Increases Focus on Diversity and Inclusion, Admin Says
HGSE will expand its work on diversity and inclusion through intentional hiring and planning in its summer programming, HGSE Dean Bridget Terry Long and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Director Tracie D. Jones said.
Siloed and Strained, Graduate Students Report Emotional Wellbeing as Obstacle to Online Learning
Since the onset of Covid-19, graduate students have not merely been tasked with adapting their learning and scholarship to a digital platform: the dearth of in-person interactions has forced them to reconsider what academic, social, and emotional work entails.
As K-12 School Reopenings Continue, Educators Urge Reform to In-Person Education System
Over a year has passed since that initial transition, and experts in education policy, administration, and public health say the new challenge is safely shepherding students back into classrooms — and making the most of this pivotal moment.
How Eight Harvard Graduate Students Adapted to Life During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Eight students from five graduate schools sat down with The Crimson to share their stories from an unprecedented year. They are not just students; they are bakers and entrepreneurs, fathers and daughters, volunteers and Olympic-hopeful rowers.
HGSE Alumni of Color Discuss Education and Racial Inequities at Annual Conference
Harvard Graduate School of Education alumni and students discussed education’s intersection with racial inequality and socioeconomic disparities at a conference Saturday.
Black Harvard Graduate School of Education Students Discuss Their Research into Racial Inequity in Education
Black doctoral students at the Harvard Graduate School of Education led a webinar on their research into racial injustices in the education and research fields Thursday.
University Administrators Lay Out Lessons Learned for Future of Education in HGSE Panel
Administrators across Harvard reflected on how experiences from the pandemic-afflicted academic year would affect education in the years ahead in a Graduate School of Education webinar Friday.
Ed. School Team Presents Report Recommending Comp Reform to Committee on Student Life
A Harvard Graduate School of Education team completed a report to the Committee on Student Life examining Harvard’s comps.
Harvard Faculty, Administrators Discuss Election Impact on Youth
Five faculty and administrators from three Harvard schools converged to discuss the 2020 United States election’s impact on young people in a virtual panel hosted by the Graduate School of Education Tuesday.
Harvard Graduate School of Education Affiliates To Review Comp Process, Provide Recommendations to DSO
The Dean of Students Office has commissioned affiliates at the Harvard Graduate School of Education to produce a report on the comp process at the College, according to Dean of Students Katherine G. O’Dair in a Oct. 30 Committee on Student Life meeting.
Artists Discuss Activism Through Arts in Ed School Panel
Artists and activists highlighted the role of creative expression in telling stories and fostering empathy at a webinar Monday hosted by the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Harvard University Common Spaces.
Activists Promote Education in Prisons at Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Prison reform activists argued in favor of high-quality education in prisons at a webinar Thursday held by the Harvard Radcliffe Institute.
Experts Consider Strategies to Improve Educational Equity at Local Children’s Cabinet Network Event
Experts discussed strategies to combat gaps in youth educational resources in a Thursday event hosted by the Local Children’s Cabinet Network.
McGee Speaks on Marginalization of Racial Minorities in STEM Fields
Author Ebony O. McGee, an associate professor of Diversity and STEM Education at Vanderbilt University, spoke about institutional barriers people of color face in STEM fields during a Gutman Library Book Talk webinar Monday.
Graduate School of Education Will Pause Doctoral Admissions for Fall 2021, Citing Financial Strain
The Harvard Graduate School of Education plans to pause its doctoral admissions for Fall 2021 due to the financial strain the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on the school, according to its website.
Susan Dynarski to Join Harvard Ed School Faculty
University of Michigan professor Susan M. Dynarski ’86 will join the faculty of the Harvard Graduate School of Education as a tenured professor of education on July 1, 2021, the Graduate School of Education announced Thursday.
Graduate School of Education Begins Black Teacher Archives Project
The Black Teacher Archives, a research project archiving content about the history of African American education, was recently launched at the Graduate School of Education.
Reflecting on Its Past, Graduate School of Education Celebrates Centennial
Around 50 years ago, the future of the Graduate School of Education seemed unclear. Today, it is one of the preeminent institutions for training leaders in education.
Across Harvard's Schools, Summer Programs Face Cancellations, Move Online
Many Harvard schools have cancelled or adapted their regular summer programming due to the uncertainties and risks presented by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Ed School Professor Kurt W. Fischer, a “Champion of Kindness,” Dies at 76
Kurt W. Fischer, a professor at Harvard's Graduate School of Education and the director of its Mind, Brain, and Education Program prior to his retirement in 2015, died on March 30 at the age of 76.
Harvard Graduate Council Elects New Executive Board
Members of the Harvard Graduate Council elected Harvard Medical School student Chanthia C. Ma and Harvard Law School student Joshua J. Freundel as the body’s next president and vice-president at a Zoom meeting Monday night.
Ed School Professors Reflect on Shift to Online Instruction
Harvard’s transition to online instruction could serve as an unprecedented learning experience for both faculty and students, according to virtual education experts at the Graduate School of Education.
Inaugural Social Justice Hackathon Highlights Local Activists
Harvard Kennedy School Professor Cornell W. Brooks and Boston activist and organizer Monica Cannon-Grant spoke about how to fight for social justice in the United States at the William Monroe Trotter Collaborative for Social Justice’s inaugural Social Justice Hackathon Friday.