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HGSE Alum Founds Games for Ed to Help Schoolchildren in India Learn
Mridula Chalamalasetti, who graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in the spring, is encouraging more play in India’s education system through Games for Ed, an organization she co-founded.
‘Blown Away by Her Kindness’: HGSE Lecturer Jacqueline Zeller Remembered for Her Warmth
Longtime Harvard Graduate School of Education lecturer Jacqueline Zeller died at 47 this summer. Her friends and colleagues remembered her for warmth and dedication to her classroom.
Harvard Researchers Find Executive Function Tests May Be Culturally Biased
Researchers from Harvard’s Department of Human Evolutionary Biology found that educated children perform better on psychological tests measuring executive functioning abilities, challenging the accuracy of current measures in studies across different cultures.
Harvard Professors Debate Future of Education in Age of AI at HGSE Forum
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the field of education — and professors at Harvard are doing their best to chart a course in the uncertain waters.
Harvard Journal Abruptly Cancels Issue on Palestine, Sparking Accusations of Censorship
A Harvard education journal’s publisher abruptly canceled a planned special issue on Palestine and education last month, sparking accusations from authors and editors that the journal’s publisher made a “Palestine exception” to academic freedom.
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.
HGSE Faculty, Students Sign Letters Condemning Trump’s Education Agenda
In the days leading up to Harvard’s dramatic refusal of the Trump administration’s demands, more than 140 Harvard Graduate School of Education students, faculty, and staff signed onto a letter urging Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 and HGSE Dean Nonie K. Lesaux not to capitulate to the government.
Nonie Lesaux Named HGSE Dean After 9 Months in Interim Role
Interim Dean Nonie K. Lesaux will become dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education after holding the interim position since July, the University announced on Thursday.
Petition for New HGSE Regalia Sparks University-Wide Review, But Only Minor Changes
Harvard undertook a University-wide review of Commencement regalia after Ed.L.D. students at the Harvard Graduate School of Education raised concerns about the color of their Commencement robes.
Harvard Vice Provost Encourages Controversial Discussions in Classrooms at HGSE Event
Harvard Vice Provost for Advances in Learning Bharat N. Anand said the University is encouraging teachers to broach controversial subjects in classrooms at a Harvard Graduate School of Education virtual event on Thursday.
Former SNHU President Encourages Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education at HGSE Event
Southern New Hampshire University President Paul J. LeBlanc said universities should use artificial intelligence in classrooms at a roundtable discussion hosted by the Harvard Graduate School of Education on Thursday.
Mass. Education Secretary, Teachers Association President Debate MCAS Ballot Question at HGSE
State Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler said he opposes eliminating the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System high school graduation requirement without an alternative state-wide requirement at a Harvard Graduate School of Education event Tuesday.
HGSE Faculty Votes in ‘Near-Unanimous Decision’ to Create Faculty Senate
The Harvard Graduate School of Education faculty voted on Monday to establish a University-wide faculty senate.
Mass. Hall Misses September Target for Harvard Law School Dean Search Launch
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 has yet to announce an advisory committee to help select the next dean of the Harvard Law School, passing his own September deadline for providing an update.
Education, Policy Experts Discuss Implications of AI in Schools at HGSE Event
Three experts discussed the importance of generative artificial intelligence as a tool to supplement — but not replace teachers — at a Harvard Graduate School of Education event Thursday evening.
