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  • Meet the 2026-2027  Teaching and Teaching Leadership Program Graduate Assistants!
    General, TTL

    Meet the 2026-2027 Teaching and Teaching Leadership Program Graduate Assistants!

    This year’s Teaching and Teaching Leadership Graduate Assistant team brings together a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences that reflect the diversity of the HGSE community. Throughout the 2026–2027 academic year, the TTL GAs will support the program through student outreach, recruitment, community engagement, and other initiatives that connect current and prospective students with…

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  • An Open Mind for the Open House
    General, Recruitment Events, Student Experiences at HGSE

    An Open Mind for the Open House

    It is hard to know what graduate school is like without ever stepping foot on campus. That is what our Harvard Graduate School of Education Open House is for. Whether you have already started filling out your HGSE application or are unsure if graduate school is the next step in your career journey, the Open…

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  • Finding Community at the intersection of Migration and Education
    General, Programs, TTL

    Finding Community at the intersection of Migration and Education

    This is the fourth of four profiles on students in our Teaching and Teacher Leadership Program: Licensure Strand. Students in this strand will pursue Massachusetts initial licensure in secondary education with Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) endorsement. To learn more about our two licensure pathways, internship and residency, please visit our website. I came to the…

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  • Back to School: Reflections on My First Months at HGSE
    General, Programs, TTL

    Back to School: Reflections on My First Months at HGSE

    This is the third of four profiles on students in our Teaching and Teacher Leadership Program: Licensure Strand. Students in this strand will pursue Massachusetts initial licensure in secondary education with Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) endorsement. To learn more about our two licensure pathways, internship and residency, please visit our website. No matter the age,…

    Read more: Back to School: Reflections on My First Months at HGSE
  • Still On The Road
    General, Programs, TTL

    Still On The Road

    This is the second of four profiles on students in our Teaching and Teacher Leadership Program: Licensure Strand. Students in this strand will pursue Massachusetts initial licensure in secondary education with Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) endorsement. To learn more about our two licensure pathways, internship and residency, please visit our website. Last December, I graduated…

    Read more: Still On The Road
  • Learning to Teach in TTL: The Audience Extends Far Beyond the Classroom
    General, Programs, TTL

    Learning to Teach in TTL: The Audience Extends Far Beyond the Classroom

    This is the first of four profiles on students in our Teaching and Teacher Leadership Program: Licensure Strand. Students in this strand will pursue Massachusetts initial licensure in secondary education with Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) endorsement. To learn more about our two licensure pathways, internship and residency, please visit our website. As I’m writing this…

    Read more: Learning to Teach in TTL: The Audience Extends Far Beyond the Classroom
  • Meet the 2026-2027 Admissions Aid Graduate Assistants!
    General

    Meet the 2026-2027 Admissions Aid Graduate Assistants!

    This year’s graduate assistant team brings together a range of academic, professional, and personal experiences that reflect the diversity of the HGSE community. Throughout the 2026–2027 academic year, the GAs will support Admissions through student-facing communications, events, outreach, social media, and other projects across the admissions cycle. In this post, we invite you to get…

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  • Chelsea Liu: From the Stage to the Classroom
    General

    Chelsea Liu: From the Stage to the Classroom

    In this reflection, Chelsea Liu shares how her journey from marketing and entrepreneurship to dance education, language teaching, and curriculum design shaped her understanding of what makes learning meaningful. Drawing on her experiences as an English and drama educator in China, Chelsea reflects on how her time at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE)…

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  • Vani Gupta: A Place Where You Belong
    General

    Vani Gupta: A Place Where You Belong

    In this reflection, Vani Gupta shares how her time at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) strengthened her commitment to building education systems that expand opportunity for girls and underserved communities. Drawing on her experience leading large-scale education reforms in India, Vani reflects on how HGSE helped her move beyond implementation to a deeper…

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  • Raman Solanki: Service, Education, and the Work Still Ahead
    General

    Raman Solanki: Service, Education, and the Work Still Ahead

    In this reflection, Raman Solanki shares how his time at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) helped him connect experiences across military service, public leadership, law, advocacy, and the arts into a deeper understanding of education’s role in society. Raman reflects on how HGSE provided the language and framework to transform personal loss, service,…

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recent posts

  • Meet the 2026-2027 Teaching and Teaching Leadership Program Graduate Assistants!

  • An Open Mind for the Open House

  • Finding Community at the intersection of Migration and Education

  • Back to School: Reflections on My First Months at HGSE

  • Still On The Road

  • Learning to Teach in TTL: The Audience Extends Far Beyond the Classroom

  • Meet the 2026-2027 Admissions Aid Graduate Assistants!

  • Chelsea Liu: From the Stage to the Classroom

  • Vani Gupta: A Place Where You Belong

  • Raman Solanki: Service, Education, and the Work Still Ahead

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