Graduate School of Education
Harvard’s 2025 Class Days
At Convocation and Class Day ceremonies last week, Harvard’s Class of 2025 gathered to celebrate their new degrees. But the Trump administration’s attacks on Harvard cast a shadow over the proceedings — and graduates, faculty, and keynote speakers across Harvard’s schools paired their messages of joy with defiance.
Speakers Encourage Graduates To Stand Up For Higher Education at HGSE Convocation
Both student and faculty speakers called on Harvard Graduate School of Education graduates to stand as bulwarks against the federal government’s attacks on higher education at last Wednesday’s convocation.
New HGSE Dean Nonie Lesaux Faces a New World of Education. Faculty Say She’s Ready.
Nonie K. Lesaux had been a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education for more than two decades — nearly her entire professional career — by the time she was named dean in March.
Graduate Student Council To Vote on Meeting Attendance Policy
Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences student government will vote on a motion to make its meeting attendance policy stricter after years of struggling with meeting attendance among its members.
Former OCR Head Catherine Lhamon Talks Ed Department Cuts at HGSE
Former Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Education Catherine E. Lhamon said the Trump administration’s decision to dismantle the department will put students at risk at a Harvard Graduate School of Education forum on Tuesday.
Journalist Connie Chung Lambasts Trump, State of the Media at Harvard Graduate School of Education Talk
Veteran news anchor Connie Chung slammed President Donald Trump and the current state of the media at a Harvard Graduate School of Education event on Sunday.
‘A Responsible Pair of Hands’: Canales, Alvarado Elected To Lead Harvard Graduate Council
The Harvard Graduate Council elected Harvard Extension School student Bradley Canales and Harvard Graduate School of Education student Cynthia J. Alvarado as president and vice president for the 2025-26 academic year.
Graduate School of Education Lecturer Sues Harvard Over Monthly Payments
Harvard Graduate School of Education adjunct lecturer Kimm Topping filed a class-action lawsuit against Harvard in January, alleging the University paid them less frequently than required by Massachusetts law.
Education Experts Say Teacher Autonomy Is Key to Sustaining Educators’ Careers
Education experts argued that maintaining teacher autonomy was important to sustaining educators’ careers at the first event in the 2025 Education Now webinar series, hosted by the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Ten Stories That Shaped 2024
At Harvard, 2024 began with an ending — the chaotic close of Claudine Gay’s short-lived presidency. It would not be a quiet year. Pro-Palestine student protesters staged an encampment in Harvard Yard. Congress expanded its investigation into campus antisemitism, issuing threats alongside blistering reports. Amid it all, Alan M. Garber ’76 quietly ascended from the interim presidency to a permanent post at Harvard’s helm. Here, The Crimson looks back at 10 stories that shaped the University, and Cambridge, in 2024.
4 HGSE Students Suspended from Library for Staging Pro-Palestine Study-In
Four Harvard Graduate School of Education students were suspended for two weeks from the school’s Gutman Library after they helped stage a pro-Palestine “study-in” on Nov. 12.
‘Be Bold’: Lead Educators Discuss Changing Role of Superintendent Under Trump
Education leaders discussed the changing role of the superintendency and what this means for the American education system in light of Donald Trump’s reelection at a Harvard Graduate School of Education panel Thursday evening.
HGSE Revives Public Communication Class for Election Year After 10-Year Pause
Harvard Graduate School of Education Senior Lecturer Joseph H. Blatt ’70 says not enough politicians are talking about American education.
Harvard Graduate Council Elects New Members at First Fall Meeting
The Harvard Graduate Council held elections over Zoom to fill four executive board positions on Tuesday, its first meeting of the fall 2024 semester.
As Dean Long’s Departure Looms, Harvard President Garber To Appoint Interim HGSE Dean
Interim Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 said in an interview on Monday that he intends to announce an interim dean to lead the Harvard Graduate School of Education before a formal search process is launched.
