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Lecture Hall: Felipe Barrera-Osorio
Photo by Jill Anderson Felipe Barrera-Osorio says his upbringing in Colombia wasn’t typical. His father graduated from MIT with a Ph.D. in engineering, and his college-educated mother helped spark in...
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The GoodWork Project Travels to India
Local educators participate in the GoodWork Project workshop held in New Dehli, India. For the past 15 years or so, we have been researchers on the GoodWork Project. We have been working to identify...
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IEP Students Spend J-Term in Morocco
IEP master's candidates visit a preschool in Casablanca over J-Term. During J-Term 2012, a group of 15 graduate students from the International Education Policy Program (IEP) at the Harvard Graduate...
View ArticleA Commitment to Improve Education
Comments opening the last discussion at the International Summit for the Teaching Profession, New York, March 2012. By Fernando M. Reimers, Ed.D., Ford Foundation Professor of International Education...
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A View Towards Home: Alyssa Chan, IEP’12
It’s hard to imagine where Alyssa Chan found the time. In addition to her full schedule of classes in the International Education Policy Program (IEP), Chan interned at UNICEF, participated in a study...
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Game-based Learning Explored in Jamaica
Jamaica's Minister of Education Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (center) with the Ed School group. Over spring break in March, a team of 14 Ed School students traveled to Kingston, Jamaica for eight days to...
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A Sporting Chance: William Maxwell
What is your true calling? That is one of the questions a student entering the Global Academy for International Advancement (GAIA) must answer before he or she is admitted. This knowledge, says William...
View ArticleA Story from Appian Way: Around the World with HGSE
Students at HGSE took the opportunity to travel across the world, learning about other countries and their education practices during J-term and spring break study trips. (Music by Kevin MacLeod.)
View ArticleAssessing Teacher Policies: Alejandro Ganimian
Doctoral candidate Alejandro Ganimian shares his innovative new research and website from the World Bank. For more information, visit SABER – Teachers at the World Bank. Alejandro Ganimian is a...
View ArticleA Serendipitous Pursuit: HGSE Students Venture to Sri Lanka
It is said that the word serendipity originates from Serendib — an ancient Arab reference to Sri Lanka, a tear-shaped island below India. This past January, master’s candidates in the International...
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Act Globally: Kevin Kalra, IEP’13
It was a busy year for Kevin Kalra. In addition to completing his studies in the International Education Policy (IEP) Program, the Houston native led a study trek to Sri Lanka, held a yearlong virtual...
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A New Vision of Higher Education
Robert Moore speaks to IEP students during his recent visit to HGSE. It all began for Robert Moore, Ed.M.’12, when he applied for a job as a testing center manager at a university in Iraq. Fresh out of...
View ArticleNotes from Appian Way: Harvard FOMO
Lisa Qin is a master’s candidate in the International Education Policy Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She aims to work in creating meaningful and sustainable reforms to address...
View ArticleNotes from Appian Way: Settling in at HGSE
Kim Fernandes is a master’s candidate in the International Education Policy Program. Having taught previously in Mumbai, Kim hopes to return to India after graduation to support government and...
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Noteable: Eric Waldo
Photo by Christian Murdock/Colorado Springs Gazette Eric Waldo, Ed.M.’03, is deputy chief of staff for policy and programs in the Office of the Secretary at the United States Department of Education....
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I Have a Friend Who…
The walls in Gutman Library are speaking to you. The conversation starts simple: “I have a friend who…” Yet the responses run the gamut from “…is a proud American” to “…was born in a refugee camp” to...
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Facilitating Global Learning
L-r: Marina Lee, Seth Leighton, and Luis Enrique Garcia Envoys – an organization that provides innovative global learning experiences – is more than a chance for students to study abroad. It’s a chance...
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In Laura’s Name
L-r: Catie Corbin, Ed.M.'10; Laura Kavazanjian, Ed.M.'10; and Shannon Gavin, Ed.M.'10, at HGSE commencement. (Photo courtesy of Kat Deutsch.) She was a force of nature, a loyal and caring friend, a...
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Working for Change: Nick Hoekstra, IEP’14
When asked what he will change in education, Nick Hoekstra answers simply that he will change the way people think. Having lost his vision as a child, he is particularly sensitive to the struggles of...
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