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Meet The HGSE Residential Ed.M Program ADs: The People in Your Corner
Read more: Meet The HGSE Residential Ed.M Program ADs: The People in Your CornerGet to know the Program Associate and Assistant Directors who help make HGSE feel like home. In this feature, leaders from TTL, LDIT, ELOE, HDE, and EPA share what they love most about the HGSE community, what excites them about the future of their programs, and why students should never hesitate to reach out for…
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“Designing for Human Possibility”: Six Perspectives from the Learning Design, Innovation & Technology (LDIT) Program
Read more: “Designing for Human Possibility”: Six Perspectives from the Learning Design, Innovation & Technology (LDIT) ProgramWith application season underway, we asked Rashana Weerasinghe, Shutong Liu, Abeeha Tahir, Zora Chiang, Nurilly Rania, and Lydia Yinxuan Gu from the 2025–2026 LDIT cohort to reflect on their paths to HGSE and share how their experiences, spanning from AI product development to global edtech equity, shape their visions for building transformative, inclusive, and human-centered…
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“Expanding access to quality education for all populations”: Five perspectives from the Human Development and Education (HDE) Program
Read more: “Expanding access to quality education for all populations”: Five perspectives from the Human Development and Education (HDE) ProgramWith application season underway, we asked Nickoll Garcia, Megan Allen, Rosie You, Dilara Kussainova, and Lilli Xiang from the 2025–2026 HDE cohort to reflect on their paths to HGSE and share how their experiences, spanning student affairs, mental health advocacy, dialogue facilitation, international student support, and community-centered teaching, inform their commitments to nurturing growth across…
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“A community that is eager to learn”: Three perspectives from the Education Policy & Analysis (EPA) Program
Read more: “A community that is eager to learn”: Three perspectives from the Education Policy & Analysis (EPA) ProgramWith the application season underway, we asked Alban Martinez, Aria Irani, and Jake Turner, members of the 2025–2026 EPA cohort, to reflect on their paths to HGSE and share how their diverse experiences, from teaching and government service to community organizing and global research, shape their visions for equity and change in education. Alban Martinez…
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“A unique and personalized journey”: Three perspectives from the Education Leadership, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship Program
Read more: “A unique and personalized journey”: Three perspectives from the Education Leadership, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship ProgramWith the application season underway, we asked Jorie Fawcett, Zhengkun (ZK) Gao, and Emmanuel Ojengwa, members of the 2025–2026 ELOE cohort, to reflect on their journeys and share what courage, leadership, and transformation mean to them as they prepare to lead in education. Jorie Fawcett (she/her) In “The Lord of the Rings,” J.R.R. Tolkien’s wrote…
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“Learning by doing”: Two perspectives from the Teaching and Teacher Leadership Program
Read more: “Learning by doing”: Two perspectives from the Teaching and Teacher Leadership ProgramWith the Teaching and Teacher Leadership Licensure deadlines approaching, we asked Jordyn Kaplan and Austin Cunningham, members of the 2025-2026 TTL cohort, to share a bit about their journeys and advice for prospective students. Jordyn Kaplan (she/her) If you were to ask me about my favorite interactions I’ve had as a teacher, I’d undoubtedly respond…
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Be A Global Citizen! Podcast: Scott Bower
Read more: Be A Global Citizen! Podcast: Scott BowerScott Bower is originally from Torrance, California. He graduated from HGSE’s Online Ed.M. in Education Leadership program in 2025. His focus is global citizenship education, and he has worked as a teacher for a decade, with six of those years being in Brazil. My grounding as a teacher comes from the educational philosophy of Daisaku…
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William Franks: Shanghai
Read more: William Franks: ShanghaiWilliam Franks (he/him)OEL Master’s in Education ‘24Missouri/Shanghai, China Having grown up on a farm in northwest Missouri, it was a long road to living in Shanghai, even before that road led me to HGSE. Coming from a family split between farmers and teachers, nurturing the growth of others was always going to be my life’s work.…
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Aung Tun Lin: Myanmar
Read more: Aung Tun Lin: MyanmarAung Tun LinOEL Master’s in Education ‘26Yangon, Myanmar Being a first-generation student from Myanmar and the Founder and CEO of Capstone Education Consulting, Myanmar’s leading university admission support service, my journey through the Online Ed.M. program at the HGSE has been nothing short of transformative. When I applied, my goal was clear: to gain the…
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Pili Lindley: Peru
Read more: Pili Lindley: PeruPili LindleyOEL Master’s in Education ’25Lima, Peru “When I grow up, I want to be a teacher!” That’s what 10-year-old me would say with unwavering certainty whenever someone asked about my future. Looking back, I think she knew me better than 18-year-old me ever could. For as long as I can remember, I would say…
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