Monthly Archives: May 2009
Intellectual Contribution/Faculty Tribute Award Recipient: Jerome “Jay” Green, HDP’09
By admin 05/29/2009 10:00 am | 9 CommentsFollowing commencement, Jay Green, Ed.M.’09, will return to his home state of North Carolina in the role of program coordinator for the Robertson Scholars Program, an organization that administers a four-year merit scholarship and leadership development program to students at Duke University and the University of North Carolina. Read More…
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Intellectual Contribution/Faculty Tribute Award Recipient: Melissa Mayes, R&P’09
By admin 05/28/2009 02:42 pm | 2 CommentsMelissa Mayes, Ed.M.’09, came to the Risk and Prevention Program (R&P) wanting to understand how to intervene in students’ lives in thoughtful, creative, and comprehensive ways. Read More…
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Intellectual Contribution/Faculty Tribute Award Recipient: Angelica Brisk, AIE’09
By admin 05/27/2009 02:22 pm | 1 CommentAfter a career working in film and television, Angelica Brisk, Ed.M.’09, decided to strengthen her understanding of how people learn. Read More…
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Intellectual Contribution/Faculty Tribute Award Recipient: Kathy Yang, L&T’09
By News editor 05/26/2009 02:10 pm | 6 CommentsBronx, N.Y., native Kathy Yang, Ed.M.’09, thought HGSE would help transition her from teaching elementary English as Second Language to working with immigrant adolescents and their families in a nonprofit. Read More…
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Hill: Parents Need to Link Schoolwork to Future Goals
By News editor 05/22/2009 02:50 pm | 11 CommentsNew findings by Harvard Graduate School of Education Visiting Professor Nancy Hill, reported in the May issue of Developmental Psychology, suggest linking schoolwork to future goals may be more effective for middle school children than increased parental involvement. Read More…
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Intellectual Contribution/Faculty Tribute Award Recipient: Joe Baker, EPM’09
By News editor 05/22/2009 02:05 pm | 5 CommentsMilwaukee native Joe Baker, Ed.M.’09, came to the Ed School wanting to do it all in education, only to discover what he really wants is to get back in the classroom and teach. Read More…
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Intellectual Contribution/Faculty Tribute Award Recipient: Nancy Schoolcraft, MBE’09
By admin 05/21/2009 05:00 am | 9 CommentsWhen Nancy Schoolcraft, Ed.M.’09, arrived in Cambridge, Mass., from her hometown in Indiana, she says she chose to let Harvard get into her blood. Read More…
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Intellectual Contribution/Faculty Tribute Award Recipient: Andrew Cabot, SS’09
By News editor 05/20/2009 01:47 pm | 9 CommentsAndrew Cabot, Ed.M.’09, leaves an indelible mark on the Special Studies Program (SS), where he served as the unofficial teaching fellow, advising, mentoring, encouraging, and supporting students throughout the year. Read More…
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PPE Attracts International Educators to Annual Institute
By Jill Anderson 05/20/2009 10:36 am | Add a CommentAs part of the Programs in Professional Education (PPE) institute, Improving Quality in Education Systems: Building Quality Schools, participants had a unique opportunity to explore education systems in America and reflect on their countries’ education systems. Read More…
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Schiefelbein to Receive 2009 Alumni Council Award
By Jill Anderson 05/20/2009 10:28 am | 5 CommentsErnesto Schiefelbein, Ed.D.’69, will receive the 2009 Alumni Council Award for Outstanding Contribution to Education. Read More…
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