Academic Dean . Based on our specific context, programs, and diverse student body, we are not confident we can bring students to the HGSE campus in a safe, equitable, sustained way.
In sum, this coming year will not simply be “HGSE online.” This will be HGSE transformed. In addition to the strong likelihood of intermittent periods of quarantine (orders to remain at home), we expect distancing measures will need to be in place through the entire academic year to continue to mitigate the spread of the virus. In the interim, I know you will likely have a number of questions. And we will bring voices from across education and from around the world to enrich our community-wide dialogue.
A key focus of her tenure as dean is addressing the needs of the field of education — by preparing the next generation of education leaders, scholars, and innovators who are ready to meet those contemporary needs, supporting cutting-edge research that aims to expand opportunity and improve learning, and offering an innovative, challenging, and supportive environment in which practicing educators can continue to develop within their professional spheres. And the world needs you, now more than ever, as well. James E. Ryan, a leading scholar of education law and policy, will become the new dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) this fall. Maritza S. Hernandez . Her work has shaped our understanding of the impact of affordability and academic preparation on access to higher education and on student success once there. in economics from Harvard University and her A.B. Our online experience will offer greater flexibility in coursework, and we anticipate this will make it possible to sustain work and engagements in your home community while pursuing your master’s degree. in economics from Harvard University and her A.B. Long assumed the deanship on July 1, 2018.
Give back to HGSE and support the next generation of passionate educators and innovative leaders.I am writing you today with an important update on our plans for academic year 2020–21. Capitalizing on what we know and have learned about how online communities thrive, we are designing approaches that will foster cohort and community in numerous ways, ensuring that you build and maintain a network of colleagues, friends, and support systems that will last beyond your time at HGSE. Our decision largely centers on continued disruptions to residential learning in the wake of COVID-19. We can’t wait for you to be part of it. Table of Contents Welcome to HGSE!
Our decision is also grounded in HGSE’s strong track record of offering high-quality online experiences.
We are certain that the online learning you will undertake will be an experience you will deeply value — one that will prepare you for the changed world you will enter upon graduation. In addition to the public health conditions, we know that continued travel restrictions may limit many students’ ability to join us in person on Appian Way.
and Ph.D. programs, from 2010 to 2013. and Ph.D. programs, from 2010 to 2013. Professor Long is a distinguished and influential scholar of economics whose work connects questions of policy and practice, especially as they relate to the transition from high school to higher education. We will help you to develop and hone your skills as aspiring leaders, scholars, and practitioners, and to expand your thinking by grounding your studies in real-world problems.
2019-20 HGSE Student Handbook 2 . During your time at HGSE, we will help prepare you to become the future leaders who will expand educational opportunity, enhance academic achievement, improve student supports, and advance our understanding how children and adultsof learn. This scenario presents many challenges and likely multiple interruptions to an on-campus program, which would result in a severely altered experience that could compromise the HGSE learning experience. She and co-authors have developed and tested interventions designed to support families and students as they save for college, complete financial aid forms, and confront the challenges of earning a degree.As dean of HGSE, Long is committed to realizing the transformative potential of education as a driver for equity, justice, and lifelong success and wellness. Richard J. Murnane, the Juliana W. and William Foss Thompson Professor of Education and Society at the HGSE, will serve as acting dean from July 1 until Ryan begins his tenure. Sign up for Harvard Ed News and get the latest from the Harvard Graduate School of Education
Previously, she had served as academic dean at HGSE, from 2013 to 2017, and faculty director of the Ed.D. You will build relationships with our world-class faculty, who are pioneering researchers, seasoned practitioners, and influential policymakers from across the educational landscape. Juliana W. and William Foss Thompson Professor of Education and Society . I am writing you today with an important update on our plans for academic year 2020–21. Whether we can come together as a community next May or not, know that we are making a strong commitment to support an outstanding online experience for each and every student next year.