HGSE Announces 2012-2013 Ed.L.D. Residencies
The Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) today announced the residency locations for the first cohort of the Doctor of Education Leadership (Ed.L.D.) Program. The sites include urban school...
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HGSE Welcomes Students to Campus
Hundreds of new students gathered yesterday under a tent on Greenleaf Lawn to be welcomed by Dean Kathleen McCartney and kick off the start of the school year. McCartney’s welcome speech opened an...
View ArticleMcCartney Shares “Snakes are Born this Way”
The following is an excerpt from Dean Kathleen McCartney’s speech welcoming incoming HGSE students: I have one final piece of advice. Take every opportunity to remind yourself why we do this work. I...
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The Bullying Conundrum
Schools need to do something, but what? Illustrations by Edel Rodriguez High school student Zachary Kerr didn’t know what to do. As a sophomore transitioning from female to male, he was met with...
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Lecture Hall: Dean Kathleen McCartney and Academic Dean Hiro Yoshikawa
Photo by Martha Stewart In 1921, the Ed School launched the first Ed.D. in the country. Originally intended to prepare students for careers as academics and scholars, over time graduates made their...
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McCartney Named President of Smith College
Kathleen McCartney, dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) and the Gerald S. Lesser Professor in Early Childhood Development, will become the next president of Smith College, it was...
View ArticleInformation on HGSE’s Dean Search
On January 3, 2013, President Drew Faust announced that a search for a new dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) will begin. Current HGSE Dean Kathleen McCartney will conclude her...
View ArticleMcCartney, Schwartz Elected to NAEd
Dean Kathleen McCartney and Professor Robert Schwartz have been elected to the National Academy of Education (NAEd) for their valuable contributions to educational research and policy development. “The...
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Women in Education Leadership
This week 54 female education leaders from around the world are participating in a unique learning institute where they will learn how to drive organizational change. The three-day institute, Women in...
View ArticleDean McCartney on Parental Roles
In a CNN.com commentary, Dean Kathleen McCartney discusses how parental roles — particularly the role of the mother — are a societal construct that needs to change. In the summer of 1985, I lived a...
View ArticleHarvard College Women’s Center Honors McCartney
Dean Kathleen McCartney has been named the 2013 recipient of the Harvard College Women’s Professional Achievement Award, which honors a woman who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and...
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A Kathy Story
As our outgoing dean gets ready for a big move across the state, a look at using power for good, the nexus, and why everyone calls her by her first name. When Dean Kathleen McCartney leaves in June to...
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Commencement 2013: Dean McCartney’s Remarks
Dedicated to “D Group” — the best senior leadership team in higher education. Graduates, today is your day! All of us here applaud you, the class of 2013. Graduates, many people have helped you to...
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744 Receive Diplomas at HGSE Commencement
Commencement day for many is bittersweet, but especially at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. For many of the 744 graduates, Commencement marks the end of a life-changing experience on Appian...
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Summer 2013 “Ed.” Magazine Is here!
The latest edition of Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Ed. magazine is now available. Features in the summer 2013 issue include a celebration of Dean Kathleen McCartney’s tenure at the Ed School;...
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