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Ideas & Impact
Teaching has always been challenging but recent years have brought unique difficulties to the profession. Join us as we discuss the conditions, practices, and policies that are needed to sustain satisfying careers for educators and create a resilient future for teaching.
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Many American colleges and universities are reexamining how to balance free expression and open dialogue with preserving a safe, productive, and respectful learning environment. We will look at lessons to be learned from evolving views about free speech policies on college campuses.
A panel of experts will dig into new research investigating the underlying causes of loneliness, including the relationship between mental health challenges and loneliness, and share ideas for beating it on college campuses and in many other communities.
The signature speaker series of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, bringing innovators and influential leaders to campus. All Askwith Education Forums are accessible, free, and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Seating is first-come, first-seated.
The final Askwith Education Forum of the fall semester discussed leadership, hope, and the ambition to meet the moment
Discussion of MCAS and Massachusetts Ballot Question 2 focuses on implications for teachers and students
A webinar series providing actionable insights and strategies to shape new approaches to challenges in education
How educators can help young people cultivate the mindsets and skills needed to engage respectfully and constructively with people who have different points of view
With only a handful of states still using high school exit exams, Education Now's experts consider their effectiveness and discusses ways to help all youth succeed.
A venue for critical discussion and engagement with current issues in the field of education research, practice, and policy.
Experts in how to apply quantitative education research in partnership with school districts and state education agencies
In-person and virtual events with community leaders and policymakers coming together to ensure that all children and youth thrive.
Opportunities to engage with the ideas of PZ both in person and online throughout the year.
The Harvard Graduate School of Education is committed to open discourse and academic freedom. However, an invitation to speak at the Harvard Graduate School of Education does not imply an endorsement of the speaker’s views or values by HGSE, Harvard University, or members of its community.