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Apr 21, 2020 · Unfortunately, the reputation of the Harvard Extension School in the eyes of the public is mixed. This is partly because of a large number of HES grads who don’t acknowledge they went to the Extension School.
Nov 6, 2017 · If enough people do so and do as well in their careers as they did while at HES, the reputation of the Harvard Extension School will grow … making it easier for all Extension School grads to leverage ALB and ALM degrees to advance their careers.
- What Is Harvard Extension School?
- How Harvard Extension School Differs from Harvard College
- Perceptions Vary on Harvard Extension School's Quality
One of 12 degree-granting institutions at Harvard, Harvard Extension School is part of the university's continuing education division. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, along with certificatesand a premedical program. Current students range in age from 18 to 89. The average age of an Extension School undergraduate is 32, and 91% of stud...
So what's the problem? The answer lies in how Harvard Extension School operates compared with the rest of university.
So is Harvard Extension School truly Harvard? Opinions vary. A few years ago, a Boston.com articlereferred to a particular Extension School student with questionable judgment as a "Harvard student," which drew criticism from readers who called the term "misleading and sensationalist." The article summarized the prevailing opinion as "The Extension ...
Jun 5, 2021 · In 13 years, the number of degrees awarded by the Harvard Extension School has nearly tripled to 1,340 degrees in 2021, most of them ALMs. What’s going on?
Oct 7, 2021 · The complex relationship between the Extension School and the rest of the University — between the “back door” and the “real Harvard” it opens up to — highlights a glaring paradox: How can a...
Apr 11, 2024 · Over the years — and exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic — HES’ mission of access has increasingly shifted online, opening up classes to students not located on Harvard’s campus, including those...
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