Doctor of Education

Higher Education

Higher Education prepares students who wish to better understand and influence the course of American higher education. Examining historical and contemporary issues in higher education, the curriculum focuses on leadership, administration, and governance; policymaking and decision making; planning and finance; and diversity. Graduates assume leadership positions as researchers, faculty members, administrators, and policy analysts in colleges and universities, research institutes, and state and federal organizations.

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Rhoda Bernard, Ed.M.'99, Ed.D.'04

Boston Conservatory music education department chair Rhoda Bernard equips new music teachers with tools for educating all children equally as part of the school's Students on the Autism Spectrum program.

Diverse Interests: Doctoral Student Phil Lee

Doctoral student Phil Lee has spent his career and education on a quest to address racial inequality and educational access. Now, he will take it even further as HGSE's first diversity intern.

Corinne Varon-Green, C.A.S.'95, Ed.D.'04

"Research shows that students coming out of [bilingual immersion schools] outperform monolingual students. Learning two languages represents an academic advantage to any student no matter the background."

Raygine DiAquoi

She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and attended public schools until the sixth grade when her parents, wanting her to have every opportunity, sent her to the Hewitt School, a private school for girls on the Upper East Side.

Jerry Murphy, Ed.D.'73

"I discovered at Harvard a whole new side of myself -- I was a halfway decent researcher. I also discovered that I knew a lot about practice and really liked writing about the everyday reality of how things actually worked."

Shimon Waronker, Ed.D. Candidate

When Waronker walked into J.H.S. 022 in the South Bronx, N.Y. to become its seventh principal in two years, he had reason to be worried. Instead, he was determined to take back the school, starting with the gangs.