Admissions & Financial Aid
Explore Our Diverse Community
HGSE is committed to providing a welcoming environment for our diverse community, and we seek to promote and celebrate the diversity of thought and experience that our students bring to campus. The Office of Student Affairs is a resource for our graduate students to help make their experience at HGSE richer, safer, and more personally rewarding. Students take advantage of a broad array of outlets for discussions, events, and community-building activities. Whether it's a Trivia Night sponsored by the Student Government Association, a conference organized by the Voices for Africa, or a service project produced by students in a degree program, HGSE supports a vibrant life for all members of our community.
Events
- Student Research Conference – provides unique opportunity for graduate students to present completed research or works in progress on topics related to education
- Alumni of Color Conference – seeks to foster firm commitments to impact and improve the education of people of color
- Multicultural Fair – showcases the diversity of HGSE community through cultural displays, educational presentations, and performances
- Trivia Night – brings together teams of students, faculty, and staff to compete in their knowledge of random facts
Links
HGSE Multicultural Advisory Council (MAC)
The Multicultural Advisory Council (MAC) is a group of student representatives charged with facilitating diversity awareness in the HGSE Community. Convened by the Associate Dean for Enrollment and Student Services, the MAC administers the Dean's Diversity Innovation Fund and advises the Dean's Office on issues that impact HGSE's ability to sustain a community in which everyone can thrive.
Harvard Gay and Lesbian Caucus
Access and Disabilities Services
The Access and Disabilities Services office provides services and support with care and concern to each individual student. Our collaborative approach helps insure that students with disabilities are able to access and participate in the extraordinary array of opportunities available at HGSE.
Student Government Association

Admissions Office
111 Longfellow Hall
13 Appian Way
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-3414
617-496-3577
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Financial Aid Office
061 Longfellow Hall
13 Appian Way
Cambridge, MA 02138
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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