Monthly Archives: February 2009
Time to Make the Move: Rob Huntington, Ed.D.’97
By Amanda Dagg 02/25/2009 10:26 am | Add a CommentRob Huntington’s friends say that he’s talked about being a college president since he was a kid. Although that might be an exaggeration, Huntington, Ed.D.’97, says it is definitely a career he has considered at least since he was an undergraduate at Middlebury College. He will finally fulfill his goal on July 1 when he assumes his new role as president of Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio. Read More…
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Tishman Named Director of Project Zero
By admin 02/23/2009 12:08 pm | 2 CommentsThe steering committee of Project Zero (PZ) is pleased to announce the appointment of Shari Tishman as its new director. Project Zero is a research group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education that investigates the development of learning processes in children, adults, and organizations. Read More…
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HGSE G.I.V.E.S. to Local Elementary School
By Scott Ruescher 02/18/2009 03:37 pm | 2 CommentsHGSE volunteers came to the Marshall Elementary School as part of the Graduate Students in Various Efforts of Service (G.I.V.E.S.) program run by Felicia Brown out of the Office of Student Affairs. G.I.V.E.S. aims to enhance the student experience by providing a forum for the HGSE community to learn about and participate in service to the community at large. Read More…
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Master’s Student Named Citizen of the Year
By admin 02/11/2009 03:30 pm | 2 CommentsInternational Education Policy Program (IEP) master’s student Siury Puglar recently was named a citizen of the year by El Nacional – a major newspaper in Venezuela. Pulgar received the honor along with Silvia Martin, a fellow for her 10,000 Book Challenge. Read More…
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Koretz Receives Book Award for Measuring Up
By Jill Anderson 02/09/2009 03:31 pm | Add a CommentProfessor Daniel Koretz received the 2009 Outstanding Book Award on February 7 from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) for his book, Measuring Up: What Educational Testing Really Tells Us, published by Harvard University Press. Read More…
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Snow and Koretz Appointed to Named Chairs
By Jill Anderson 02/03/2009 09:40 am | 1 CommentDean Kathleen McCartney announced today the appointment of two Harvard Graduate School of Education faculty members to endowed chairs. Catherine Snow was named Patricia Albjerg Graham Professor and Daniel Koretz was named Henry Lee Shattuck Professor, the chair being vacated by Snow. Read More…
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Independent Thinker
By Jill Kipnis 02/02/2009 02:20 pm | Add a CommentRunning the Harvard Book Store is literally a dream come true for Jeff Mayersohn. Though an innovator in technology throughout his career, Mayersohn always loved books and aspired to own and operate a bookstore with his wife, Linda Seamonson. Several … Read More…
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Regifting
By Jill Kipnis 02/02/2009 02:12 pm | Add a CommentThree distinguished Harvard College alumni — Alan Bersin, A.B.’68, Todd Gutschow, A.B.’83, and Jeff Mayersohn, A.B.’73 — have become so involved in the field of education that they donated their class reunion funds. Read More…
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On My Bookshelf
By Lory Hough 02/02/2009 02:00 pm | Add a CommentDean Kathleen McCartney discusses her choices for reading enjoyment with Ed. magazine. Read More…
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One on One with Perla Manapol
By Lory Hough 02/02/2009 01:18 pm | 26 CommentsPerla Manapol’s goal is to get people to understand the value in coconut husks (bunots). Read More…
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