Higher Education
Faculty Enthusiastic About Harvard's Move to Online Education
Faculty response to the announcement has been largely positive, with professors across a wide range of disciplines citing not only increased public access but also on-campus advantages and applications of edX.
General Colin L. Powell on Education
General Colin L. Powell, former Secretary of State and founding chairman of America’s Promise Alliance, discusses the importance of improving education in the US and outlines the goals of Grad Nation at the Graduate School of Education. Grad Nation is a movement that aims to raise the national high school graduation rate to 90 percent by 2020.
Harvard and MIT Launch Virtual Learning Initiative EdX
Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced Wednesday that the two institutions will spend $30 million each to jointly launch an online platform that makes lecture videos, class exercises, and quizzes available online to learners anywhere.
Virginia Tech Verdict Repealed
Though the United States Department of Education has repealed its December verdict that found Virginia Tech’s response to a 2007 campus shooting in violation of the Clery Act, emergency protocol at universities will likely remained unchanged.
Faculty Weigh In on World Bank Nominee
In the days after President Barack Obama’s nomination of Jim Yong Kim as the president of the World Bank, opinions of Harvard government and public health professors on this relatively unorthodox choice have been split.
Pforzheimer Could Have Been Conant House
Every Friday, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
Professors Predict the Future
The majority of Harvard students may not live on campus—or even come from America—by the time the University turns 400, according to a vision proposed at a panel organized by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Wednesday afternoon.
David J. Barron’89 and Fernando M. Reimers
David J. Barron ’89 (left) and Fernando M. Reimers were appointed to the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education by Governor Deval Patrick on Monday.
Harvard Profs Tapped To Join Mass. Board of Higher Ed.
Two Harvard professors will serve on the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 announced on Monday.
Faculty Notebook: FAS Shows Some Love
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting Tuesday night featured expressions of mutual love, in stark contrast to the contentious ...
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Friday afternoon Anna Lee Hirschi, Smith College '15 (left), and Joan L. Brunetta, Williams College '15, discuss their experiences in the Cambridge Public School District at "The Five Paragraph Education." The event was sponsored by the Graduate School of Education's Civic and Moral Engagement Intitiative.
HEI Loses Princeton Dollars
Princeton University will not reinvest in HEI Hospitality, according to a Tuesday press release from UNITE HERE!, a union that represents hotel and restaurant workers including Harvard University food service workers.
Ed School Seeks Solutions To Bullying
The announcement of the upcoming launch of Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation has brought national attention to Harvard’s anti-bullying campaign in recent weeks, but anti-bullying has long been on the minds of those at the Graduate School of Education.
Highly Effective Teachers Have Long-Term Impacts on Students, Study Suggests
An education study co-authored by two Harvard professors found that top teachers increase students' lifetime income and standard of living, ...
Vietnamese Law
Dr. Oanh Ngo is giving a presenentation about legal education in her country, Vietnam. Vietnam's number of educated lawyers are relatively low compared to other countries
