International Education Policy
Alumni & Careers
Alumni Employment
The
International Education Policy program trains education policy and evaluation
specialists who can initiate and support reform efforts to improve equality
of educational opportunity.
The following list of positions assumed by recent IEP graduates highlights the roles and organizations for which the IEP program prepares its graduates.
- Program Associate Basic Education Division, USAID-Washington D.C.
- Education Sector Officer World Bank, Colombia
- Senior Project Officer UNESCO-Chile
- Education Specialist World Bank Research Division
- Education Program Officer USAID-India
- Assistant Director World Education
- Basic Education Specialist Education Development Center
- Program Associate Academy for Educational Development
- Associate Professor Comparative & International Education Dept., Michigan State University.
- Education Specialist Ford Foundation
IEP Alumni News
IEP
graduate, Joseph Lekuton, is profiled in the Harvard
University Gazette (June 5, 2003) about merging lessons from his Maasai
background with his HGSE degree in International Education Policy.
Joseph Lekuton also speaks of his experience in Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
IEP graduate, Kristin Rosekrans, analyzes the different levels of educational opportunity attained in El Salvador, barriers to improving equity, and the potential effects on equity of current policies and programs in In Focus (Fall 2002).
The HGSE News (March 27, 2006) profiles the International Education Policy program, including news about some IEP alumni.
Profile of a new alum: Interesting alum doing interesting things
IEP Career Resources
IEP graduats can join the IEP listserv, which includes job postings.
HGSE's Career Services Office offers some worthwhile resources:
- The Alumni Advisting Network is a useful database of HGSE graduates
- The Career Services Office provides free access to fee-charging websites including: Art-Jobs, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The International Educator, Educational Directions, Inc., Project Connect. Call 617 495-3427 for log-in information.
- The CSO Job Listings offers a few international posts, primarily teaching positions.
- The Career Services staff also provides IEP alumni job search assistance, such as guides for writing cover letters and resumes.
What They Say
"The opportunity to work closely with outstanding professors and a cohort of phenomenal students was an incredible feature of the IEP program. My work as a consultant in both the domestic and international education arenas is incredibly rewarding. I am very grateful to IEP for the impact it has had on my career."
Rachel Fix
Education Consultant,
Berkeley, California
"The energy and experience of those in the IEP program - and the great support of our professors - made it possible for BuildingBlocks International to get started. The rigor of the curriculum, the support of staff, and the amazing students involved added a depth to my professional knowledge that just wouldn't have been available anywhere else."
Jennifer Anastasoff
IEP Graduate, 2000
Founder and President, BuildingBlocks International
Director's Message
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Fernando Reimers |
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