HARVARD EXTENSION SCHOOL

Updated 05-May-2020.

Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about HARVARD EXTENSION SCHOOL!

Kansas teen set to get high school, Harvard Extension School diplomas in same month – The Boston Globe: Braxton Moral will become the only student to successfully pursue a four-year high school degree and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard Extension School at the same time.

President Drew Faust Talks HES + “My Harvard Extension Story” Video Series: Harvard President Drew Faust had some good words to say about the Harvard Extension School, the school’s “critical” role within Harvard and more inter-school…

Extension School recognizes outstanding grads: Each Commencement, the Harvard Extension School recognizes the notable accomplishments of its top graduates and exceptional faculty with numerous awards and prizes. Recipients may demonstrate outstanding initiative, character, and academic achievement; show dedication to the arts or public service; or, in regard to faculty, be lauded by their students for excellence in teaching.

From ‘what we do’ to ‘whom we serve’: Huntington Lambert, dean of the Harvard Extension School, discusses the highlights of his first three years on the job, the opportunities available to students through the Division of Continuing Education, and the role of digital technology in lifelong learning.

Extension School Degree Names ‘Academically Wrong,’ Dean Says | News | The Harvard Crimson: Dean of the Division of Continuing Education Huntington D. Lambert said in an interview Friday that he agrees with student complaints saying degrees awarded by the Harvard Extension School should be rephrased to more accurately reflect students’ programs of study.

A century of everyday learning: Since 1910, Harvard Extension School has opened the gates of learning to half a million students.

Candidate has degree from Harvard Extension School: VAIL

My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Harvard Extension School (HES) is one of the 12 degree-granting schools that compose Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts . individual courses among the school’s liberal arts and professional offerings are open-enrollment . the school also Extension School offers a pre-medical program for students applying to medical school . the school is primarily intended for nontraditional adult learners . since its establishment in 1910, an estimated 500,000 students have taken courses . During the 1920s, affiliated professors from Boston University and Harvard University traveled around New England to teach courses offsite . professors traveled on a weekly basis to places as far away as Yonkers, New York, some 200 in 1938, there were 28 professors from Commission faculties, including 11 full professors . early faculty included Charles Townsend Copeland, William Yandell Elliott . by the 50th anniversary of the Commission of Extension in during the Great Depression, this amounted to roughly $5 per semester course . in the 2010s, more than 100 years after its founding, the Extension School’s classes were described as “surprisingly affordable” a proposal before the Faculty a committee led by Professor of Computer Science Harry R. Lewis proposed renaming the school the “Harvard School of Continuing and Professional Studies” some faculty objected, saying those degrees were too similar to degrees already offered by some of the courses at the Extension School are “virtually identical” to traditional courses at Harvard . the only significant difference is that many classes are taught in the evening or at night . office hours and other student support are typically Extension degree candidates may apply for “special student status” to enroll for up to two courses . the majority of instructors at the Extension School, 52%, are Harvard affiliates . Nobel laureate Roy J. Glauber has taught the extension school is looking into partnerships with the schools of public health and medical school . students who successfully complete the pre-medical program are eligible for sponsorship through the program . the first course on radio was by Peter A. Bertocci of Boston University . for 30 years he taught Extension courses, with never fewer than 100 students . Bertocci taught at least 7,000 Extension students, a record for the school . in the late 1960s, three of the televised courses were offered in the deer island prison . the first online classes were offered the number of online classes grew from 200 to more than 450 between 2013 and 2016 . the academy of american poets is awarded to an ALB candidate or an undergraduate student . Derek bok Public Service Prizes are the Commencement Speaker Prize is awarded to either an ALB or ALM graduate . the Klein Family History Prize recognizes the thesis in the field of history that represents superior achievement in historical scholarship . the Harold Langlois Award recognizes an ALM management or finance graduate . based on highest cumulative GPA . the Patrick Lee Award in Drama is named for the former dean . the Thomas Small Prize is named for a Lithuanian immigrant who became the oldest earned graduate degree recipient . the Judith Wood Memorial Prizes are awarded during Commencement week to Harvard Extension School students . the Katie Y.F. Yang Prize is awarded annually to the international ALM management or finance graduate with the most outstanding academic record . about 85% of those admitted successfully earn their degree (ALB); magna- and sum Extension students may earn the Dean’s List Academic Achievement Award upon graduation based on a high GPA . many courses are offered online, but a degree cannot be earned entirely online as students are required to take classes on campus before students may petition to transfer up to a maximum of 64 credits from other institutions . 64 credits must be completed at Harvard . degree candidates have the option to pursue one of twenty “fields of study” students applying for degree candidacy must complete three liberal arts courses at Harvard . pre-admission courses must be EXPO E-25, the equivalent of Harvard College’s mandatory course . students must either pass a placement test students failing to earn at least a B in a class can retake it once . except for Museum Studies (10 courses), all ALM candidates must complete 12 courses . some disciplines have other specified pre-admission coursework fewer than 10 percent of students are admitted to the graduate degree programs . admitted degree candidates are granted access to Harvard’s athletic facilities, libraries, career services . the top 10 percent of the undergraduate class in good standing is inducted into the Harvard Extension School’s Phi Beta chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda . ordinarily, undergraduate students with GPAs of 3.8 or higher are HESA’s mission is to build and maintain a sense of community among Extension students . president: “students increasingly should see themselves as full-fledged members of not just an individual school but Harvard as a the graduates had an average age of 37 and were nearly evenly split between the genders, with 54% being male . in 2016, 96% of the students enrolled for professional enrichment. half took a single course, and half were of the students enrolled in 2000, 75% had a bachelor’s degree . an estimated 10–15% were exclusively online students . in the early 2000s, there were 208 students under the age of 18 . the Extension School now requires that a high school diploma is earned at least five years prior to enrolling in any courses applicable to its undergraduate degree . to be admitted to courses or degrees, a student must prove proficiency in the English language the Extension School does not issue I-20s for the F-1 visa but the Summer School does . students came from 118 countries and 46 states . graduates are invited to take part in the commencement ceremonies with all other schools of Harvard the youngest degree earner in history was 18-year-old Amit Chatterjee who earned an ALB in 2002 . in 1989, another ALM graduate gave the commencement address . a silver chevron was used to represent undergraduate education . the shield of Harvard College in the 17th to 19th centuries . two bushels of wheat are included to represent John Lowell’s stipulation that courses should not cost more than two bushel of wheat . a golden lamp is included for learning and the fact that some classes are taught