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Tag: HGSE
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With revamped master’s program, School of Education faces fresh challenges
When the Harvard Graduate School of Education welcomes its Class of 2022, it will usher in a newly redesigned, and newly customizable program of study.
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Mentors make the difference
Over seven years, Professor of Education Roberto Gonzales interviewed thousands of undocumented young people who qualified for deferred action from deportation under DACA, and found that for high achievers among them, community and family mentors made the difference.
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A long road, well chronicled
Denise-Marie Ordway, with a large family and impressive resumé, excels as Nieman Fellow, HGSE master’s candidate
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The aesthetic attitude to art
Senior researcher at Project Zero and Boston College Professor of Psychology Ellen Winner’s latest book, “How Art Works: A Psychological Exploration,” is based on years of research both at Harvard and BC, and looks at art through psychological and philosophical lenses.
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Harvard HUBweek programs return
This October, Harvard hosts events during the third annual HUBweek festival.
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Another year on the cutting edge
The festival will begin Oct. 10 and feature symposia, lectures, and interactive events examining a wide range of topics.
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Researching roots, aiming to teach
Soon to become a Fulbright scholar, Kapena Baptista ’16 finds histories in his heritage, and plans to teach.
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The quest to create an education system that works for all kids
Educators came to the Harvard Graduate School of Education on Tuesday for the kickoff of the Education Redesign Lab’s By All Means initiative, which will work closely in the field with six cities to tackle early childhood challenges.
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Float like a butterfly, work like a bee
To give back, extracurricular whirlwind Jesus Moran ’16 will teach in an urban school next fall.
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Toward a path less riddled
Research by doctoral student Anthony Abraham Jack has left a mark on campus life.
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The link between art and history
The Harvard Graduate School of Education and Cambridge Rindge and Latin School are collaborating on a program that brings history to life through the Harvard Art Museums’ collections.
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Disabilities, pushed to the side
Students with disabilities explain how they got to Harvard in a book by Professor Thomas Hehir, Ed.D. ’90, and co-authors, including Laura Schifter, Ed.D. ’14, an adjunct lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Hehir and Schifter shared some of the stories in a recent talk at the Ed Portal.
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‘I have always been temperamentally wired to carry on’
Interview with Professor Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot as part of the Experience series.
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Autism as a facet of experience, not a limit
Temple Grandin, a professor of animal science at Colorado State, brought her experience as an advocate for autistics to a talk at the Ed School.
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Snakes on the brain
In a presentation to an educators’ conference, HGSE’s Steven Seidel explored how joyfully blending the arts into education leads to successful teaching.
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Incoming HGSE dean on his passion for education
James E. Ryan, a leading scholar of education law and policy, will become the new dean of the Graduate School of Education his fall.
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McCartney named president of Smith
Kathleen McCartney, dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Gerald S. Lesser Professor in Early Childhood Development, will become the next president of Smith College next year.
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Caring voices
The Harvard Graduate School of Education on July 26 released a powerful video in support of the It Gets Better Project. The four-minute video features faculty, staff, and students sharing personal accounts of their childhood experiences and providing support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth.
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Working for herself so she can work for the community
How do you celebrate getting into Harvard with your family, if your family has no real concept of Harvard?