Monthly Archives: January 2010

Ethan Gray, Ed.M.’07, is a new Hoosier with big plans.

By Amber Haskins 01/26/2010 02:11 pm | Add a Comment

Alum Ethan Gray’s interest in education reform led him to The Mind Trust, an organization, as he says, “dedicated to dramatically improving public education for underserved students by empowering education entrepreneurs to develop or expand transformative education initiatives.” Read More…

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LeAnna Marr, Ed.M.’03, is perpetually jet lagged.

By Marin Jorgensen 01/26/2010 02:05 pm | Add a Comment

Alum LeAnna Marr’s work with US Aid focuses on national policy and educational reform in countries where the U.S. government provides foreign assistance. Read More…

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Laura Lees, Ed.M.’01, is wondering what to say next.

By Marin Jorgensen 01/26/2010 01:52 pm | Add a Comment

Alum Laura Lees’ commitment to her students and her profession was rewarded recently when she was honored with the University of Hawaii’s Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching, an award for which she was nominated by her colleagues and students. Read More…

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Changes in Alumni Relations

By Lory Hough 01/26/2010 01:44 pm | Add a Comment

In the Alumni Relations Office, it’s a time for beginnings and endings. In December, after more than seven years working at the Ed School, including three as director of the alumni office, Bev Witten said goodbye to Harvard and moved back with her family to South Africa, where she was born and raised. Read More…

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Mama Knows Best

By Lory Hough 01/26/2010 01:23 pm | Add a Comment

When the Ed School started looking for funding for the new Doctor of Education Leadership Program, former Harvard Overseer Paul Buttenwieser and his wife, Katie, a social worker at Children’s Hospital in Boston, stepped up and donated one million dollars to endow a fellowship that will support one student throughout the three years of the program. Read More…

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Making the Connection

By Jill Anderson 01/26/2010 01:16 pm | Add a Comment

Every year hundreds of students come to the Ed School with concerns about making the most of limited time and staying connected, on top of juggling assignments, work, and social lives. The goal of SAMI is to create mutually beneficial mentoring relationships between students and alums by fostering formal and informal meetings during the academic year. Read More…

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On My Bookshelf: Assistant Professor Martin West

By Marin Jorgensen 01/26/2010 12:56 pm | Add a Comment

Assistant Professor Martin West discusses his choices for reading enjoyment. Read More…

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One on One with Christine Renaud

By Marin Jorgensen 01/26/2010 12:41 pm | 1 Comment

Alum Christine Renaud’s learning continues as CEO and cofounder of E-180, a website, blog, and soon-to-be mentoring portal, where anyone seeking to expand their learning without formality can be matched with a mentor on any topic for free. Read More…

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No Strength in Numbers

By Lory Hough 01/26/2010 12:36 pm | Add a Comment

Imagine you thought you were competing in a race against 10 people of similar ability. Would you try your best? What if that number increased to 100? Would you still try your best? Probably not, according to new research published in the journal Psychological Science by Stephen Garcia, Ed.M.’02, and Avishalom Tor. Read More…

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Repetition, Repetition, Repetition

By Mary Tamer 01/26/2010 12:14 pm | 1 Comment

SpacedEd, a new online learning site, utilizes the benefits of spaced education, a patented methodology developed by B. Price Kerfoot, Ed.M.’00, after years of research and trials on his medical colleagues. Read More…

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