HGSE’s co-curricular learning experiences give students fluency in skills as varied as negotiation, digital fabrication, and multimedia production. Students interact with high-impact scholars and changemakers through vibrant speaker series and applied learning experiences, uniting academic work with real-world challenges.
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Connecting with Experts
Partake in a range of speaker series throughout the year that allow you to engage with experts and relevant topics in the field — or home in on a specific topic that most resonates with your interests.
- Civic and Moral Engagement Initiative colloquia, with exciting new research and practice in the field of civic education
- Gutman Library Book Talks, a venue to celebrate new publications and engage in critical discussion of current issues
- The Jeanne S. Chall Lecture annually honors Jeanne Chall’s enormous contributions to the teaching, featuring a leading researcher in the field
- The PIER Public Seminar Series explores significant questions and insights in education research and policy
The Askwith Education Forum
The Askwith Education Forum brings leading voices from across the field of education (and beyond) to HGSE about issues affecting schools, universities, families, and communities. The series provides students, faculty, and other community members to come together to learn from, and engage with, the practitioners, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers who are shaping education and improving opportunities for all learners.
- Watch videos of past Askwith Education Forum events
Education Innovation Studio
Gutman Library 320
The Cheng Yu Tung Education Innovation Studio is a hands-on space for HGSE students and faculty to invent, design, and experiment with new educational experiences and technologies, including maker-based and other new approaches.
- Contact the studio for an orientation or drop-in times
Fostering Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Together, Harvard and HGSE provide many opportunities for students to push their entrepreneurial aspirations and advance new ventures. Among the pathways:
- Harvard Innovation Labs, the hub for entrepreneurs across campus
- The Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching (HILT), seeding fresh pedagogical approaches — and encouraging transformative education ideas via Operation Impact
- Saul Zaentz Innovation Challenge, for new ideas in early education
- HIVE, HGSE’s own incubator for innovation
Collaborative Learning
Discover HGSE’s unique and innovative spaces for collaborative, actionable, cross-subject learning. They include:
- The Alumni of Color Conference, a multi-day, student-led convening to raise awareness of the educational issues affecting communities of color
- The HGSE Student Research Symposium, a student-led national education research conference
- Chen Yidan Visiting Global Fellows program, fosters global knowledge and student awareness by bringing international leaders to HGSE
- The Jeanne Chall Reading Lab, for training teachers and reading specialists and conducting research on reading | Larson Hall, G10
- HipHopEx, connects students to innovative discussions, projects, and curriculum at the intersection of hip-hop and teaching and learning
- A diverse range of HGSE student organizations, which provide learning and networking opportunities
Professional Development Opportunities
Through the Career Development Center and beyond, HGSE offers rich resources to explore short- and long-term goals, develop skills valued by the workplace, and land a job. You have access to:
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