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Bridget Terry Long Receives NASFAA Quill Award

Bridget Terry Long, core faculty member of the Higher Education Program, was recently awarded with the Quill Award on behalf of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA). The Quill Award is given annually to a person for outstanding contributions to literature on student financial aid. Read the full story here.

Annual Higher Education Open House

Each year, the Higher Education Program hosts an open house for newly admitted students so that they can learn more about the academic and professional opportunities available at Harvard. Next year's program will be held on Thursday, April 2.   Students who have been offered admission to the Higher Education Program will meet with the Program Director Judy McLaughlin, Program Coordinator Brian Garrett, and current students for a session of introductions and Q & A. Prospective students: please keep this spring event in mind should you decide to apply to the Higher Education Program.

At the end of the Open House, newly admitted students are invited to join HGSE alumni, students, and faculty for the "Higher Education at Harvard" program.  The program begins with a faculty talk and continues with an informal reception. This past year's keynote speaker was Deborah Bial, Ed.M.'96, Ed.D.'04 (more information can be found on her work with Posse Foundation below). Listen to her talk.

Listen to the talks from previous speakers:

2007 – James Honan, HGSE Senior Lecturer on Education

2006 - Bill Fitzimmons, Harvard College Dean of Admissions, and Lee Coffin, Tufts University Dean of Undergrad Admissions

2005 - Robert W. Iuliano, General Counsel and Vice President of Harvard University

2004 - Richard Light, HGSE Walter H. Gale Professor of Education

HGSE Commencement 2008

Mark Robertson, Ed.M. '08, was the recipient of this year's Intellectual Contribution/Faculty Tribute Award. This award recognizes one student from each master's program whose dedication to scholarship enhances the academic life of the community and positively impacts his fellow students. Read the full story on Mark.

Rich Reddick, Ed.M. '98, Ed.D. '08, was chosen as one of this year's three Doctoral Commencement Marshals. Rich came to HGSE in 1997 to earn his master's in higher education, and later returned for his doctorate in higher education. He will now move on to be an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin's College of Education. Read the full story on Rich.

HEP Alum MacArthur Grant Recipient

HEP alum Deborah Bial, Ed.M.'96, Ed.D.'04, was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow for her continuing work with the Posse Foundation. The Posse Foundation was created to target promising young people from lower income areas and create a network that supports them attain higher education degrees. For more information, please visit the MacArthur Foundation and the Posse Foundation websites.

HGSE Students Meet with Derek Bok

On January 11, 2007, Harvard Interim President Derek Bok met with HGSE students for an informal discussion, which ranged from the current status of higher education in America to what is Harvard's specific role within that larger context.

Bridget Terry Long Testifies before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee

On December 5, Associate Professor Bridget Terry Long testified before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee's hearing on tax exemptions and incentives for higher education. Long's remarks focused on the relationship between federal financial aid and tuition costs.  To learn more about her testimony, please visit the HGSE News section.