Next Gen Success = Harvard Success: Inclusive Practices for Supporting First-Gen, Lower-Income Students In and Beyond the Classroom

Join members of the Harvard Next Gen Initiative to learn more about their Harvard Culture Lab Innovation Fund pilot program that consolidates, aligns, and enhances Harvard’s institutional supports for Next Gen student populations (predominantly first-gen, low-income students) in and beyond the classroom. This session presents an overview of the Next Gen student population, pedagogical tools that promote Next Gen Student Success, and how each one of us plays a role in strengthening Harvard’s commitment to inclusive excellence.

Speakers:

• Becca Spindel Bassett, NGI Curriculum Development Fellow and P.h.D. Candidate at HGSE
• Shandra M. Jones, NGI Curriculum Development Lead and P.h.D. Candidate at HGSE
• Danny Rojas, NGI Curriculum Development Fellow and P.h.D. Candidate at HGSE
• Amanda Sharick, Project Lead for Next Gen Initiative and Senior Program Manager for the Harvard Graduate Commons Program

This event is a follow-on to HILT’s ninth annual conference, “Championing Equitable Instruction and Inclusive Classrooms.” Learn more about the 2020 HILT Conference on our website.