John Palmer, Associate Professor and Chair of Educational Studies at Colgate University, reflects on refugee education in the Korean peninsula and beyond.
Nov 08, 2017•15 min•Season 1Ep. 284
Vanessa Grigoriadis, author, explores what’s really happening behind closed doors on America’s college campuses.
Nov 01, 2017•16 min•Season 1Ep. 283
Documentary filmmaker and girls' education advocate Zuriel Oduwole discusses what inspired her to become an advocate for better access to girls' education across the world.
Oct 26, 2017•11 min•Season 1Ep. 282
Mark Emmert, president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) reflects on the evolving role of college athletics, amateurism in college sports, and his favorite moment as a fan.
Oct 18, 2017•15 min•Season 1Ep. 281
Journalist Linda Wertheimer, author of Faith Ed: Teaching about Religion in an Age of Intolerance, looks at the challenges faced by public schools when incorporating lessons about world religions into their classrooms.
Oct 03, 2017•22 min•Season 1Ep. 280
Chinese-American journalist Lenora Chu arrived in Shanghai in 2010 with her family enrolling her son in a top-performing school. Chu discusses the culture clash she experienced in her book, “Little Soldiers: An American Boy, Chinese School, and the Global Race to Achieve," and what America could learn from China.
Sep 27, 2017•15 min•Season 1Ep. 279
Reshma Saujani, Founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, reflects on her organization's mission and why it is so crucial and important to the world.
Sep 20, 2017•8 min•Season 1Ep. 278
Erin Castro, assistant professor at the University of Utah, reflects on co-publishing in the Harvard Ed Review with an incarcerated student of hers.
Aug 31, 2017•14 min•Season 1Ep. 277
Jeff Perrotti, founding director of the Safe Schools Program for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning, discusses issues facing transgender students and how schools can provide support.
Aug 24, 2017•21 min•Season 1Ep. 276
John Merrow, former education correspondent for the PBS NewsHour, shares insights from his new book "Addicted to Reform: A 12-Step Program to Rescue Public Education."
Aug 16, 2017•22 min•Season 1Ep. 275
Helen Janc Malone, Ed.D.’13, and Santiago Rincón-Gallardo, Ed.M.’07, Ed.D.’13, discuss trends reshaping the field of education and their new book, Future Directions of Educational Change: Social Justice, Professional Capital, and Systems Change.
Aug 01, 2017•14 min•Season 1Ep. 274
Mike Palmer and Esther Lee, Ed.M.’14 discuss designing digital learning and their pedagogical approach at Kaplan.
Jun 28, 2017•17 min•Season 1Ep. 273
Christopher Cerf, Superintendent of Newark Public Schools, reflects on his work and the history of Newark Public Schools.
Jun 20, 2017•11 min•Season 1Ep. 272
Rick Weissbourd, HGSE faculty, discusses a new report looking at how young people struggle with romantic relationships and deal with widespread misogyny and harassment.
Jun 14, 2017•12 min•Season 1Ep. 271
Colby College Professor Lyn Mikel Brown talks about how to empower young female activists.
Jun 07, 2017•19 min•Season 1Ep. 270
Rebecca Holcombe, secretary of education for the state of Vermont, talks priorities and progress in leading the state's unique education system.
May 31, 2017•14 min•Season 1Ep. 269
Maureen Costello, director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance project, reflects on the historical and current importance of providing anti-bias education resources — and how they can better society.
May 15, 2017•15 min•Season 1Ep. 268
Author Karin Chenoweth talks about her latest book, "Schools that Succeed," and how educators can break down the link between academic achievement and socioeconomic status.
May 10, 2017•19 min•Season 1Ep. 267
Colby College Professor Mark Tappan discusses how to create good men and the problems with toxic masculinity.
May 03, 2017•18 min•Season 1Ep. 266
Tommy Chang, superintendent of Boston Public Schools, reflects on his leadership, vision, and why he chose education as a career.
Apr 26, 2017•11 min•Season 1Ep. 265
Pulitzer-prize winning writer Ron Suskind discusses being a father to his Autistic son, and how it inspired the book and film, "A Life Animated," and his autism activist work.
Apr 19, 2017•22 min•Season 1Ep. 264
Sixteen-year-old Natalie Hampton shares her experience with bullying and how it prompted her to create the app "Sit With Us."
Apr 12, 2017•11 min•Season 1Ep. 263
A moderated conversation with HGSE scholars on how educators can navigate ethical dilemmas in the classroom — and protect students from bullying, confront divisions, and foster inclusion.
Mar 31, 2017•27 min•Season 1Ep. 262
University of Central Arkansas Assistant Professor Jesus Cisneros, also cofounder of DREAMZone, discusses the unique challenges facing undocumented students and higher education, and how to keep the dream alive.
Mar 29, 2017•15 min•Season 1Ep. 261
Former Virginia Secretary of Education Anne Holton discusses how to be a champion for public education, women as leaders, and her new role as an education board member.
Mar 21, 2017•12 min•Season 1Ep. 260
Pulitzer-Prize winning Journalist Paul Salopek discusses the Out of Eden Walk -- a 21,000-mile journey where he retraces the migratory pathways of our human ancestors.
Mar 13, 2017•15 min•Season 1Ep. 259
Ashley Ford, writer and blogger, discusses how her Tweet about paying off school lunch debt inspired people to raise $150,000.
Mar 01, 2017•16 min•Season 1Ep. 258
Rev. Jesse Jackson, activist and minister, reflects on the current political climate and shares his thoughts on the role of education as a means of fighting inequality.
Feb 22, 2017•8 min•Season 1Ep. 257
Sr. Kathleen Ross, president emerita at Heritage University, identifies effective strategies that faculty have used to help New Majority students build the necessary skills to succeed in college.
Feb 15, 2017•14 min•Season 1Ep. 256
Nicole Hockley, founder and managing director of Sandy Hook Promise, shares thoughts on how to prevent gun-related deaths so that no other parent experiences the senseless, horrific loss of their child.
Feb 07, 2017•14 min•Season 1Ep. 255
