Yearly Archives: 2011

Howard Gardner: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed

By newseditor 12/16/2011 04:07 pm | Add a Comment

At the Askwith Forum on December 1, Professor Howard Gardner discussed the challenges faced by traditional education in light of two forces: the post-modern critique from the humanities and the disruptive potentials of the new digital media. Read More…

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Howard Gardner Askwith Forum

By newseditor 12/01/2011 10:03 am | 4 Comments

For the first time ever, an Askwith Forum was streamed live on the web with an accompanying Twitter discussion. The event is now over, but we will be posting a video of the forum within the week. Read More…

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Rising Inequality, Schools, and Children’s Life Chances

By newseditor 11/28/2011 01:44 pm | Add a Comment

Greg Duncan and Richard Murnane, editors, discussed highlights from the book “Whither Opportunity?: Rising Inequality, Schools, and Children’s Life Chances”; followed by a roundtable discussion with Christopher Sandy Jencks. Read More…

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The Future of Leadership: Perspectives on the Principalship

By newseditor 11/21/2011 10:45 am | Add a Comment

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Principals’ Center, a panel of current and former school leaders moderated by Senior Lecturer Deborah Jewell-Sherman, faculty advisor to the Principals’ Center, discussed the future of leadership and what it means in school settings. Read More…

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Askwith Forum Addresses Rising Inequality in Schools

By Rachael Apfel 11/14/2011 02:52 pm | 2 Comments

Last week’s Askwith Forum, “Rising Inequality, Schools, and Children’s Life Chances” addressed the pressing nature of educational inequality and invited key thinkers in the field to share their thoughts. Read More…

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A Matter of Principals

By Colleen Walsh 11/08/2011 02:58 pm | Add a Comment

The Harvard Gazette covers last week’s Askwith Forum, The Future of Leadership: Perspectives on the Principalship. Read More…

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Art, Architecture, and Activism: The Sugar Hill Project

By newseditor 11/01/2011 09:42 am | Add a Comment

In the late 90s, Broadway Housing Communities began incorporating art and arts education into its supportive housing model. Fast forward to its new Sugar Hill Project, a green-model, affordable housing, educational and cultural arts mixed-use development on the boundary of Harlem’s historic Sugar Hill. Read More…

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Art, Architecture, and Activism at Askwith Forum

By Jill Anderson 10/28/2011 02:37 pm | 5 Comments

At last week’s Askwith Forum, key players in the development – Ellen Baxter of Broadway Housing Communities; artist, writer, and educator Faith Ringgold; and architect David Adjaye – spoke about integral components in designing the Sugar Hill Project. Read More…

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Harvard EdCast: The Core Problem

By newseditor 10/13/2011 09:50 am | Add a Comment

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Professor Richard Murnane shares new research on how family income affects education equality. Read More…

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40 Years of Teaching Thinking: Revolution, Evolution, and What Next?

By newseditor 10/07/2011 03:49 pm | Add a Comment

On Tuesday, September 27, 2011, Professor David Perkins, founding member of Project Zero and cofounder of WIDE World, spoke at the Askwith Forum. Read More…

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