Monthly Archives: August 2011

HGSE Announces Fall 2011 Askwith Forums

By newseditor 08/31/2011 03:35 pm | Add a Comment

The Harvard Graduate School of Education is pleased to announce its Fall 2011 Askwith Forums, a series of public lectures dedicated to discussing challenges facing education, sharing new knowledge, and generating spirited conversation. Read More…

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HGSE in the Media: August 2011

By newseditor 08/31/2011 01:00 pm | Add a Comment

Here you will find appearances by members of the HGSE community, as well as HGSE research projects and initiatives, in the national press — both traditional and online. Read More…

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HGSE Social Entrepreneur: Kim Snodgrass

By Matt Weber 08/30/2011 12:40 pm | 1 Comment

Kim Snodgrass, Ed.M.’10, discusses why she founded the organization REACH and how helping foster children is her life’s calling. Read More…

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Ed School Welcomes Students to Campus

By Jill Anderson 08/26/2011 02:10 pm | 5 Comments

Gathered under a tent in Radcliffe Yard, the Ed School’s incoming 685 students were greeted with lessons from flash mobs, the wisdom of “Sesame Street,” and the promise of experiences to come at HGSE. Read More…

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Harvard EdCast: Protecting Children’s Brains

By newseditor 08/24/2011 11:25 am | 3 Comments

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In an August 19 commentary in “Science,” Professor Jack Shonkoff makes the case for scientists, practitioners, and policymakers to work together to design and test creative new interventions that mitigate the harmful effects of significant adversity in early childhood. Read More…

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Full Court Peace participants in Juarez, Mexico

Full Court Peace: Mike Evans

By Jill Anderson 08/23/2011 12:51 pm | 5 Comments

Mike Evans, Ed.M.’11, is founder of Full Court Peace, a nonprofit organization that uses basketball as a means to unite at-risk youth from different communities. (Photo: Full Court Peace participants in Juarez, Mexico) Read More…

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Gazette Explores Cambridge-Harvard Summer Academy

By Sarah Sweeney 08/12/2011 02:41 pm | Add a Comment

The Gazette takes a look at the Cambridge-Harvard Summer Academy, an intensive, six-week summer program that partners Cambridge Public Schools with the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Teacher Education Program. (Photo by Rose Lincoln/Harvard Staff Photographer.) Read More…

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Harvard EdCast: The War on Kids

By Matt Weber 08/12/2011 11:55 am | 2 Comments

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Cevin Soling, director of the education documentary “The War on Kids,” discusses his controversial views on the American school system. Read More…

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All That Jazz: Eric Oberstein

By Katy Kroll 08/10/2011 11:15 am | Add a Comment

As executive director of the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance, the New York–based nonprofit that supports the work of the Grammy award-winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Eric Oberstein, Ed.M.’10, oversees the performance, education, and preservation efforts of big band Latin jazz. Read More…

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Haitian Educators Seek Insight at PPE

By Jill Anderson 08/09/2011 11:58 am | Add a Comment

In an effort to gain insight into how to rebuild their country’s higher education system, five administrators traveled from Haiti to Cambridge to attend two summer institutes through Programs in Professional Education. Read More…

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