Yearly Archives: 2007
Sylvia Epps: Structure for Success
By Jill Anderson 10/17/2007 10:30 am | Add a CommentAs an undergraduate from a small East Texas town, Lecturer Sylvia Epps never considered earning a master’s degree, let alone embarking upon advanced doctoral work that would lead to teaching at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Yet, today, not … Read More…
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IEP Students Face History to Improve the Present and Future
By Jill Anderson 10/03/2007 10:33 am | Add a CommentDo you think the most important part in teaching students history lessons are the dates the events took place? Think again. As Adam Strom, director of research and evaluation at Facing History and Ourselves, told International Education Policy Program (IEP) … Read More…
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Alum Awarded MacArthur Fellowship
By newseditor 09/28/2007 10:38 am | Add a CommentDeborah Bial, Ed.M’97, Ed.D’04, was named a MacArthur Fellow this week. The prestigious award, which honors recipients for their past work and anticipates their future successes, includes a $500,000 unrestricted grant to support recipients’ future endeavors. Bial, an education strategist, … Read More…
Headlines Students Learn to Write Like an Educator
By Jill Anderson 09/24/2007 10:42 am | Add a CommentAfter being in the working world for years — or if English is a second language — many incoming master’s and doctoral students are daunted by the task of writing their first graduate paper at the Ed School. In order … Read More…
Headlines Light Named to Teagle Foundation Board of Directors
By newseditor 09/21/2007 10:57 am | Add a CommentProfessor Richard Light was elected this week to the Teagle Foundation Board of Directors. The foundation is committed to providing intellectual and financial leadership in the effort to promote and strengthen liberal education. Light, who will be one of 15 … Read More…
Headlines Louie Named Visiting Scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation
By newseditor 09/21/2007 10:55 am | Add a CommentAssistant Professor Vivian Louie was recently appointed as a visiting scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation. The foundation, based in New York City, is devoted to research in the social sciences and publishes books based on the work of its … Read More…
Headlines Gardner Receives Honorary Doctorate from South Korean University
By newseditor 09/19/2007 10:58 am | Add a CommentProfessor Howard Gardner was awarded an honorary Doctor of Education degree from South Korea’s Hanyang University this past July. “I was very moved to receive an honorary degree from Hanyang University, a widely recognized institution of higher learning that values … Read More…
Headlines HGSE Welcomes Incoming Master
By Jill Anderson 09/17/2007 11:00 am | Add a CommentThe Harvard Graduate School of Education welcomed 541 master’s students to campus last week to kick off the 2007–2008 school year. Dean Kathleen McCartney greeted the students and welcomed them to their new “intellectual home.” “You come to us as … Read More…
Headlines Welcome Speech to 2007′s Incoming Class
By Advanced Doctoral Student Kristen Bub 09/11/2007 11:13 am | Add a CommentDuring the Dean’s Welcome at Orientation on Monday, Advanced Doctoral Student Kristen Bub addressed 541 masters and 43 doctoral students about what to expect as they begin their years at HGSE and shared advice considering what she has discovered along … Read More…
Headlines Dream Program Begins for New Crop of Doctoral Students
By Jill Anderson 09/11/2007 11:08 am | Add a CommentForty-three new doctoral students arrived on the Harvard Graduate School of Education campus last week filled with excitement and anticipation over embarking on their extensive studies. This group of doctoral candidates, described by Professor Richard Murnane as “bringing a wealth … Read More…
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