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Gabrielle M. Williams
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Annual LGBTQ Conference Highlights Safe Spaces, Religion
Roughly 300 scholars, professionals, and students from both Harvard and around the world attended the third annual LGBTQ Conference, hosted at Harvard Law School on Saturday.
Panel Demonstrates Divinity School’s New edX Course
Professors of the Divinity School’s new edX Scriptures course shared an array of teaching strategies and resources from each of the six course modules at an introductory panel in Andover Hall on Tuesday.
Divinity Students Share BGLTQ Experiences at Memorial Church
Titled “The Queer Divine: Perspectives and Theologies from LGBTQ Lived Experiences,” the series of services examines the intersections between queer identity and religion.
Divinity School Launches Online Religious Literacy Course
Harvard expects tens of thousands of participants for the Divinity School's new edX aimed at promoting religious literacy.
Memorial Church to Undergo Renovations
In the midst of multiple upcoming renovations across campus, Harvard’s Memorial Church is slated to undergo renovations that will increase accessibility to the building, improve sustainability standards, and establish a new student space in the center of campus.
Divinity School to Fund Andover Hall Renovations
As the Harvard Divinity School’s capital campaign exceeds the halfway mark, its hallowed Andover Hall will undergo a transformation into a central hub of activity for multifaith religion, academic study, and events addressing social issues.
College Surveys Students' Religious Affiliations
Undergraduates registering for the spring semester this past week were asked their religious identification and affiliation, as part of an effort both to gauge the religious demographics at the College and connect students with appropriate Harvard chaplains.
Ed School Breaks Fiscal Year Fundraising Record
The Graduate School of Education has raised $177 million toward its capital campaign as of Sept. 30, making fiscal year 2015 its most successful fundraising year ever with a record $50 million of donations.
To Teach A Teacher: Harvard’s Alternative to Teach for America
With the program, dubbed the Harvard Teacher Fellows, Harvard will offer prospective educators an alternative to organizations like Teach for America.
At Harvard, Teach for America CEO Talks Education
Elisa Villanueva Beard’s visit to the University comes in a period of heated controversy in the field of education.
Donor Funds Ed School Research on Chinese Academic Stress
The China Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education has received a donation pledge of $100,000 to fund a research project focused on reducing academic stress in the Chinese school system.
Ed School Has Raised $145 Million in Capital Campaign
This sum is comprised of more than 10,000 individual donor gifts and pledges, including a $5 million donation from the Walton Family Foundation in November 2014.
Khurana Discusses Teaching Philosophy in Master Class
Engaging with audience members in an open discussion, Khurana emphasized the need for students to balance advocacy and inquiry in discussing controversial topics.
Radcliffe Fellow Talks Novel, Nuances of Sri Lankan Politics
Radcliffe Institute fellow V.V. Ganeshananthan ’02 discussed the process of writing her upcoming novel about Sri Lankan politics on Wednesday afternoon.
Radcliffe Raises $42 Million In Capital Campaign
Taking in gifts and pledged donations from more than 6,000 contributing households, the Radcliffe Institute has reached the 60 percent threshold of its capital campaign funding target.
