Faculty Speaker Series

Recognizing the importance of educational dialogues between Harvard and the Allston-Brighton community, the Faculty Speaker Series has been one of the Ed Portal’s signature programs since it opened its doors in 2008. Programs incorporate interactive panels and formats designed to increase participation and discussion—both in person and online.

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Coming together to surface critical issues means we can identify innovative solutions and promote healthy, more vibrant communities. The Ed Portal is an important example of a setting where these meaningful dialogues take place.

Roberto Gonzales
Professor of Education,
Harvard Graduate School of Education

Roberto Gonzales 2019

Past Speakers

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The Faculty Speaker Series brings academic experts from across Harvard’s Schools to the Ed Portal to engage the public on topics as diverse as entrepreneurship and the role microbes play in food.

View Recent Past Speakers & Topics

Lives Still in Limbo: UnDACAmented and Navigating Uncertain Futures
Roberto Gonzales, Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Health Benefits of Going Green
Aaron Bernstein, Co-Director, Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Creating a 21st-Century City: Challenges and Opportunities for Boston’s Future
Ed Glaeser, Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
Brian Golden, Director, Boston Planning and Development Agency

Invisible Chefs
Roberto Kolter, Professor of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School
Pia Sorensen, Senior Preceptor in Chemical Engineering and Applied Materials, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

What Great Service Leaders Know and Do
Len Schlesinger, Baker Foundation Professor, Harvard Business School
Kristin Mugford, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

High-Growth Entrepreneurship and the Importance of Strategy
Steven Rogers, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

  • Harvard professor: Community mentors make a difference for DACA recipients

    Roberto Gonzales Speaker Series 2019

    "I found that the difference was, the high achievers could name three or more mentors," Gonzales said at a community lecture and discussion at the Harvard Ed Portal in Allston. “Mentors who were there for them at crucial times in their lives."

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  • Ed Portal Xchange lecture taps gun control as case study

    Professor Tom Patterson

    At a public lecture, the Harvard Ed Portal peered into the calculus of American politics and some of the social science that shows why some federal legislative efforts succeed and some fail. “Driving Forces in American Government” was based on the HarvardX course “American Government” taught by Tom Patterson, Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press.

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  • Tips on guiding parents through media maze

    Joe Blatt, faculty director of GSE’s Technology, Innovation, and Education program

    Stopping time, or at least slowing it down, may be the key to staying abreast of research on the ever-changing world of technology and the impact it has on children.

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