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Higher Education

New Harvard Ed School Student Group Promotes Involvement in Educational Ethics Field

Students at the Harvard Graduate School of Education launched EdEthics Students at HGSE earlier this semester, a new group that aims to promote engagement in education-based policy and practice under an ethical framework.

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HGSE

Harvard GSAS Student Council Postpones Raising Student Fee, Rejects Changes to Voting Procedure

The Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Student Council met on Wednesday night to consider raising student fees and changing its constitution to support universal voting on GSC motions for all GSAS students.

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Politics

HGSE Faculty Discuss Political Polarization in Education at Ed School

Four Harvard Graduate School of Education faculty members discussed the increasingly prominent role of politics in education during an event Tuesday evening.

HGSE Dean Bridget Terry Long at 2022 Commencement Ceremony
Higher Education

Harvard Ed School Affiliates Talk Hopes, Expectations For New Dean

Harvard Graduate School of Education students and faculty expressed the need for a dean who will value global education and promote interdisciplinary collaboration, following the announcement of HGSE Dean Bridget Terry Long’s resignation at the end of this academic year.

Graduate School of Education Dean Bridget Terry Long at 2023 Commencement Ceremony
HGSE

Harvard Ed School Praises Dean Long’s Legacy After Resignation Announcement

Following a Jan. 18 announcement of Bridget Terry Long’s plan to resign as Harvard Graduate School of Education Dean at the end of the academic year, HGSE affiliates reflected on her accomplishments during her six-year tenure.

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On Campus

Chelsea Clinton, Experts Discuss Impact of Climate Change on Childhood Development

A panel of four early childhood health experts discussed the effect of climate change on childhood development at a Harvard Graduate School of Education forum on Wednesday.

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Student Groups

Arab Ambassadors to the United Nations and the U.S. Discuss Middle East at Harvard Ed School Conference

Six ambassadors to the United Nations from Arab Gulf countries gathered at the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Askwith Hall for a conference on Nov. 18.

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Events

CEOs of Chicago Public Schools Discuss 20 Years of Education Reform

Three former and current CEOs of the Chicago Public Schools — the fourth largest school district in the country — discussed educational reform in the CPS at an event hosted by the Harvard Graduate School of Education Wednesday.

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Cambridge Schools

Harvard Ed School Students Are Ready to Teach. Local Schools Could Use the Help.

Teachers in training at the Harvard Graduate School of Education have had direct classroom exposure for decades. This year, challenges like teacher shortages and the return from the Covid-19 pandemic mean local schools could use the help.

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College

Personal Finance Columnists Discuss Financial Literacy and Paying for College at Harvard Ed School Event

Personal finance columnists discussed developing financial literacy skills among children and teenagers at a Harvard Graduate School of Education webinar on Wednesday.

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FAS

Howard Gardner ’65 Discusses Career at Harvard, New Memoir at Brattle Theater Event

Howard E. Gardner ’65, a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, discussed his career and recent memoir during an Wednesday event at the Brattle Theater.

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Obituary

Harvard Ed School Prof. Emeritus Robert LeVine Remembered as ‘Kind Presence’ With ‘Childlike Curiosity’

Harvard Graduate School of Education professor emeritus Robert A. LeVine was remembered by his friends, family, and colleagues as “benevolent” and “very supportive,” with a “childlike curiosity” that guided his interdisciplinary approach. He died in August at the age of 91.

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Alumni

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy '98 Discusses Impact of Social Media on Teen Mental Health at HGSE Talk

United States Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy ’98 discussed the need for stricter social media regulations to improve adolescent mental health at a Harvard Graduate School of Education event on Friday.

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Psychology

Harvard Faculty Criticize Restrictions on AP Psychology Under Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill

Harvard faculty expressed concern over perceived curricular censorship in Florida following restrictions on the College Board’s Advanced Placement course in Psychology due to the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

Ruth Simmons HGSE Class Day 2023
Higher Education

Ruth Simmons Urges HGSE Graduates to Inspire Future Learners

Ruth J. Simmons — a former president of Brown University and the first Black leader of an Ivy League institution — told the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Class of 2023 to “nourish and inspire generations of learners” during the school’s convocation ceremony Wednesday, one day before University-wide Commencement exercises.

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