Admissions & Financial Aid
Student Profiles
As an HGSE student, you will learn from – and develop long-lasting relationships with – other talented students who bring diverse perspectives and experiences, as well as a commitment to education. Together, our faculty and students form a community and culture characterized by excellence and personal support.The student profiles below offer you an opportunity to meet some of the Harvard Graduate School of Education students who are studying and preparing themselves to improve student opportunity, achievement, and success throughout the world. We invite you to get to know the school, community, and programs from their perspective.
If you’re interested in hearing more, we invite you to connect with an alumni or student admissions ambassador.

Admissions Office
111 Longfellow Hall
13 Appian Way
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-495-3414
Fax: 617-496-3577
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Financial Aid Office
061 Longfellow Hall
13 Appian Way
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-495-3416
Fax: 617-496-0840
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Impact On Education
![]() | HGSE lecturer Josephine KimSince the spring 2007 slayings at Virginia Tech, Lecturer and National Certified Counselor Josephine Kim has been working to raise awareness of mental health issues that affect Korean-American student populations. |
![]() | It Stems from AlgebraIn their new research project, Professor Chris Dede and Assistant Professor Jon Star are using three technology-based activities, all rooted in algebra, once called the "new civil right" by one algebra advocate. |
![]() | Senior Lecturer Joe Blatt"Sesame Street was the first national television series to feature a fully integrated cast: the hosts were an African American couple, and their neighbors were a mix of other ethnic groups." |
![]() | Professor David PerkinsGrowing up, Professor David Perkins wasn't especially good at baseball.Yet it was America's national pastime that Perkins turned to when he started writing his recent book, Making Learning Whole. |
![]() | Professor Jerry Murphy"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." |


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