Monthly Archives: January 2011

Harvard EdCast: Understanding Baggy Pants

By Matt Weber 01/26/2011 03:04 pm | Add a Comment

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In this edition of the Harvard EdCast, Assistant Professor Natasha Warikoo, Ed.M.’97, discusses her new book “Balancing Acts: Youth Culture in the Global City.” Read More…

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Harvard EdCast: Knight of Reform

By Matt Weber 01/21/2011 01:15 pm | Add a Comment

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In this edition of the Harvard EdCast, Sir Michael Barber, head of McKinsey’s Global Education Practice discusses a new international report, hope for US public schools, and what is means to be a reformer. Read More…

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Fischer Helps Launch MBE Program in Shanghai

By newseditor 01/21/2011 12:57 pm | 6 Comments

Professor Kurt Fischer recently was given an honorary professorship at East China Normal University in Shanghai where he helped launch a new Mind, Brain, and Education (MBE) program. Read More…

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CEPR Announces New Strategic Data Project Partners

By newseditor 01/18/2011 06:32 pm | Add a Comment

The Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University today announced five new partners for the Strategic Data Project (SDP). Read More…

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Waronker School in NY Times Focus

By Newseditor 01/13/2011 08:30 pm | Add a Comment

On January 10, The New York Times took a close look at New Amsterdam Academy, a new school in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, founded by HGSE doctoral student Shimon Waronker. Read More…

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Brazil, Boston, and Beyond: Master’s Student Mariana Simoes

By andersji 01/11/2011 03:41 pm | 9 Comments

Master’s candidate Mariana SimÃµes is no stranger to Harvard. A native of Brazil, she spent a year in Cambridge with her family as her father completed his postdoctoral degree in engineering. Read More…

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Admissions letter. Photo by Oran Viriyincy via Flickr

The Chronicle Features Ed.D. Student’s Research

By Newseditor 01/06/2011 04:12 pm | Add a Comment

The Chronicle of Higher Education is featuring today new research by HGSE doctoral student Michael Hurwitz shows that the impact of legacy in the admissions process if far greater than previously believed. Read More…

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