Featured series 
Tag: Education
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Campus & Community
Harvard expands financial aid
New effort ensures that more undergraduates, especially from middle-income families, will receive support
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Campus & Community
It’s going to get even harder to write (or at least type) like Sylvia Plath
Cambridge Typewriter, one of few shops left to buy, repair vintage machines, prepares to close doors after more than half a century
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Nation & World
Johnny can read. Jane can read. But they may not fully comprehend.
Ed School panel looks at how to reverse declining scores on recent ‘Nation’s Report Card’
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Nation & World
We’re already forgetting what 2020 was like
5 years later, sociologist urges us to confront lessons from pandemic
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Campus & Community
Student-led projects tackle campus divisions
Presidential initiative backs efforts to encourage, facilitate constructive dialogue
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Campus & Community
New era for the Bok Center
Director shares vision for innovative teaching and learning
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Campus & Community
With Summer Youth Employment program, Harvard sees ‘an infrastructure for opportunity’
Career pathway programs help youth, veterans, Cambridge, and Greater Boston
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Campus & Community
DCE celebrates 50 years of innovation and impact
Yearlong fete kicks off with a look at the future of continuing education
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Nation & World
U.S. students need to start showing up
Detailing latest recovery scorecard, Ed School researcher urges broader action to reduce absenteeism, sharper focus on targeted catch-up efforts
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Nation & World
Turns out pandemic wasn’t only cause for student setbacks
Education policy expert cites chronic absenteeism, softening of test accountability by states, other issues for poor marks in ‘Nation’s Report Card’
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Arts & Culture
Why are so many novels set at Harvard?
Beth Blum notes campus is beautiful, romantic setting that lends itself to exploring collision of ideals, reality
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Nation & World
What makes a good teacher?
One skill — arguably the most important for educators — is also hardest to define
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Nation & World
Unfuzzy math: U.S. needs to do better
Ed School expert has some ideas, including a rethink of homework bans, after ‘discouraging’ results
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Nation & World
Seeing schools as ‘laboratories of democracy’
Encounters with different perspectives are a key part of the learning experience, panelists say
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Arts & Culture
12 centuries of Ukrainian literature in 12 weeks?
Bohdan Tokarskyi, new assistant professor, says he’s up to the challenge
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Nation & World
How can higher ed make democracy better?
Kennedy School panel says it’s a combination of knowledge — and skills
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Science & Tech
When we say ‘smart,’ what do we mean?
Computer scientist says we should shift focus to ‘educability’
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Work & Economy
What skeptics get wrong about liberal arts
In podcast episode, an economist, an educator, and a philosopher make the case it’s as essential as ever in today’s job market
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Nation & World
Taking the phones out of school
Experts discuss growing movement to restrict devices in class
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Campus & Community
Her gift launched four centuries of Harvard financial aid
As a woman, Anne Radcliffe wouldn’t have been able to attend the University when she donated its first scholarship in 1643
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Nation & World
Your kid can’t name three branches of government? He’s not alone.
Efforts launched to turn around plummeting student scores in U.S. history, civics, amid declining citizen engagement across nation
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Campus & Community
His country restricted music. Suddenly he was a target.
Between Taliban regimes, Scholar at Risk gained stardom singing on Afghan TV show
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Science & Tech
Should kids play Wordle?
Early childhood development expert has news for parents who think the popular online game will turn their children into super readers
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Science & Tech
How moms may be affecting STEM gender gap
Research suggests encouragement toward humanities appears to be very influential for daughters
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Nation & World
How to help urban young people progress? Nurture hope.
Youth development specialist promotes holistic approach to healing, growth of individuals, communities amid poverty, drugs, trauma
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Campus & Community
How they spent their summer vacations
A look at five projects, including a hunt for stolen coins, tracing history of long closed, Jim Crow-era beach in New Orleans
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Science & Tech
The answer to your search may depend on where you live
Researchers find ‘language bias’ in various site algorithms, raising concerns about fallout for social divisions among nations
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Campus & Community
Exploring generative AI at Harvard
Leaders weigh in on where we are and what’s next
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Campus & Community
Sustainability programs’ focus will expand at Harvard Extension
New director brings global perspective as students address international concerns
