Today in Photos (3/2/10)

Hip Hope

Corey DePina speaks about hip hop and youth empowerment at the Graduate School of Education yesterday. He is a member of ZUMIX, a group seeking to promote youth community through the musical arts with a focus on hip hop.

Today in Photos (3/01/2010)

Secretary of Education Calls For Reform

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne S. Duncan ’86 did not mince words as he discussed the shortcomings of the No Child Left Behind Act.

Keynote Speaker Calls for ‘Healers’ in the Classroom

In each of his 18 years teaching at East Oakland public schools, at least one of Jeffrey M. R. Duncan-Andrade’s students had died, he revealed during during a GSE conference on Friday.

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Dr. Jeffrey Michael Reies Duncan-Andrade gestured to a full room in Longfellow Hall at the Graduate School of Education last Friday, February 26, as he spoke on the topic of hope in urban classrooms

Study Looks at Indicators of Teacher Effectiveness

According to a recent study by Harvard’s Center for Policy Education Research (CEPR), two indicators of teacher effectiveness include whether instructors were hired before or after the beginning of the school year and where they received their undergraduate education—factors typically not rewarded with increased pay.

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A group of GSE students addresses the crowd at “Cambridge to Caluco.” The event, held yesterday night at Gutman library, showcased the group’s efforts to fundraise and buy books for schools in El Salvador.

GSE Students Showcase 'Learning Through Libraries' Project

Last night, a group of GSE students presented the preliminary results of their efforts to expand literary education in El Salvador.

Cambridge to Calpuco

A group of students from the Graduate School of Education who started Learning Through Libraries presented the preliminary results of their efforts to expand literary education internationally.

GSE Students Bring Books To Caluco

Back in August, Graduate School of Education students Jill A. Carlson and Eleanor B. O’Donnell asked their classmate Debra L. Gittler to help them organize a project of international scope—but none of them had a clear idea of what exactly they wanted to do.

Professors in Several Parts of University Offered Retirement Package

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences and four of the University's professional schools offered retirement plans to members of their faculty earlier today, marking the realization of an idea that surfaced when it became clear last fall that the University's endowment would be hard-hit by the financial crisis.

Faust Embraces African Education

University President Drew G. Faust announced a collaborative effort with a South African university to improve the country’s education systems last Thursday during a six-day trip there, the first time a sitting University president has travelled to the African continent.

Ed. School Dean Passes Away

Theodore R. Sizer, former dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and innovative educational reformer, died last week of ...

Yo-Yo Ma Completes GSE Residency

Renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma ’76 and his non-profit organization, known as the Silk Road Project, received the inaugural Thelma E. Goldberg Arts in Education Award yesterday at the culmination of a three-day residency at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.