HESA serves students throughout HGSE who have interests related to higher education through events, professional development, and more.
The Higher Education Student Association (HESA) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) is an organization devoted to enriching the lives of students interested in higher education and reflecting on diversity and inclusion in our environment through speakers, professional development, community service, and social events.
02/28/2018
New Seminar! "Grading the College: A History of Evaluating American Higher Education" This talk complicates the prevailing view of university evaluation as a market-driven and anti-intellectual endeavor. The history of evaluation reveals a significant degree of scholarly involvement in the definition and assessment of American higher education, especially its harder-to-measure academ...
02/11/2018
BREAKING: Harvard names Lawrence S. Bacow as 29th president.
Harvard names Lawrence S. Bacow as 29th president Lawrence S. Bacow, one of the most experienced and respected leaders in American higher education, will become the 29th president of Harvard University on July 1.
02/11/2018
HESA is back for the Spring Semester! Sign up here to join our email list to stay up-to-date on all of the events and other opportunities coming up:
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12/02/2017
Harvard Inequality Seminar — Anthony S. Chen The Forgotten Origins of Race-Conscious Affirmative Action in College Admissions, by Anthony S. Chen, Northwestern University.
11/21/2017
Mark your calendar for this great professional development opportunity!
Tips for the Job Hunt in Higher Education
Speaker: Valerie Sutton, Director of HGSE Career Services
Tuesday, December 5 at 11:00 a.m.
Longfellow 319
11/15/2017
11/14/2017
Congratulations to “Winners: Why beat around the bush?”, the HESA Trivia Night champions! Thanks to all who came out!
11/09/2017
The Harvard Kennedy School's EdPic and Student Public Service Collaborative are hosting a college essay workshop for local high school students next Thursday, November 16th. Sign up here to help out!
College Essay Workshop Volunteer Event The EdPic and Student Public Service Collaborative are hosting a college essay workshop for local high school students. The event will take place on Thursday, November 16th in the evening. This is a great opportunity to give back to the community of Cambridge. Sign up to volunteer or to be on the ev...
11/06/2017
“Taxing college and university endowments would have devastating effects on students and faculty” -- Harvard University President Drew Faust
Tax plan could undercut research and endowment aid, a lifeline for many Harvard students Sarah Winn’s dream of becoming a teacher came true at Harvard, which she attended with help from the University’s generous financial aid program. She is ...
11/03/2017
Next Wednesday, Harvard University professor Mario Small will present on "Power and Ambiguity in the Student-Adviser Relation." Don't miss it!
11/03/2017
"Those pushed to the margins of society because of their sexual orientation and gender identity experience unique vulnerabilities to violence that are missed when we overlook those identities. By including conversations about homophobic, biphobic and transphobic violence in discussions with students about sexual violence, instructors can broaden the framework in crucial, intersectional ways."
Challenging assumptions about sexual violence and gender (essay) Classroom discussions about sexual violence require challenging assumptions about gender, writes Jamie J. Hagen.
11/03/2017
Blurred Lines: Rethinking S*x, Power, and Consent on Campus Vanessa Grigoriadis, author, explores what’s really happening behind closed doors on America’s college campuses.