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Graduate School of Education Joins 'It Gets Better' Movement
In support of an anti-bullying campaign for LGBT youth, affiliates of the Harvard Graduate School of Education released a video today that seeks to deliver one simple message: It gets better.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Attacks Unions
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie condemned his state’s spending on education and teachers’ unions Friday at the Harvard Graduate School of Education as part of the last Askwith Forum of the year.
Tenure Denial Sparks Student Protest
Sixty Harvard Graduate School of Education students gathered outside of a faculty meeting for a second time last Monday to protest an April 12th decision to deny tenure to Ed School professor Mark R. Warren, who specializes in community organizing and school reform.
Journalist Talks of Time at 'Straight Camp'
Ted Cox, a journalist and activist, described what he views as the absurdity of religious camps aimed at turning gay people straight to a full room at the Graduate School of Education yesterday.
Harvard Introduces Chilean Fellowship
Harvard University will create a new fellowship for students in Chile to pursue graduate degrees at Harvard.
Local High School Students Talk Africa
Barefoot and assembled in a large circle singing “moto wayaka”—Swahili for “a fire has been lit,”—40 high school students from Boston-area schools concluded their day-long program on a wide range of issues affecting Africa run by students at the Harvard Graduate School of Education on Saturday.
U.S. News & World Report Releases 2012 Graduate School Rankings
The U.S. News & World Report recently released its 2012 rankings of graduate schools, and this year many of Harvard's graduate schools barely missed the top spot.
Professors' Spring Break Reading Recommendations
We asked Harvard professors for spring break reading recommendations—here's what they told us.
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.”
Documentaries Without Borders
Creating an effective documentary is a decidedly difficult task; one must carefully consider both the story and its intended audience, and along the way, balance the variety of perspectives that comprise the finished product. In 2009, documentary filmmaker Michael Sheridan attempted this complex undertaking, and worked to capture on film the true conditions of war-stricken Afghanistan. To achieve a more realistic representation of the underdeveloped nation, Sheridan trained a group of Afghani students in the art of documentary filmmaking, so that their stories could be told in their own voices.
A Monkey, a Banana, and a Bit of Violence
The Graduate School of Education might want to consider adding animal self-defense to the course catalog. When Anjali Adukia traveled to India to retrieve data for her dissertation at the GSE, she never expected to have her intellectual property (physically) stolen by a furry animal, or by a cute kid in a costume, for that matter. Her escapade was reenacted by the GSE's magazine here.
Disability Education Falls Short of Needs
At a panel at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the assembled experts said that the 1990 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has failed to provide adequate preparation for an independent lifestyle.