Education

As a data advocate and practitioner in the humanitarian and development sectors, it was incredibly insightful to see how cutting-edge statistical techniques are being used by world-class economists and researchers to inform more equitable policymaking.

Niccolò C.

Big Data for Social Good

I have walked away with a transformative learning experience that will positively impact my professional work to move employers towards more inclusive hiring practices for immigrant and refugee talent and how I show up as a manager of my team.

Kimberly C.

Make Better Decisions: The Psychology of Blind Spots for Leaders and Teams

The course was a genuinely life-changing event for me. I gained a solid understanding of contemporary teaching methods and the evolving higher education scene thanks to the course's broad, thorough, and very relevant content.

Harry M.

Harvard Bok Higher Education Teaching Certificate

Thanks to the Harvard Bok Center, I now feel prepared and confident for my first day in the classroom, despite starting with little to no knowledge of teaching methods. I'm eager to apply what I've learned to create a supportive and engaging classroom.

LaTonya A., MA LPC

Harvard Bok Higher Education Teaching Certificate

Taking the Big Data for Social Good course at Harvard University was a transformative experience that expanded my understanding of how data can be leveraged to address complex social challenges. The curriculum was rigorous and insightful, covering advanced analytical methods and real-world case studies that highlighted the profound impact data can have on policy and decision-making.

Pablo S. R.

Big Data for Social Good

This course has completely changed my thinking. It has taught me that our decision-making process can always improve by identifying information that was previously considered irrelevant, as well as recognizing biases that we have ingrained since conception. Now, any decision I make will be more analytical and objective, both in my workplace and in my personal life.

Sergio Q.

Make Better Decisions: The Psychology of Blind Spots for Leaders and Teams

The content was truly engaging and presented in a very dynamic way. It created a positive impact on me since it made me reflect thoroughly about how I navigate myself at work, since my day-to-day involves interactions with a very multicultural community.

Leticia C.

Make Better Decisions: The Psychology of Blind Spots for Leaders and Teams

I would recommend the course of Outsmarting Implicit Bias to each of my family friend, professional and social colleagues to take up this role as it provides a key to open the lock of how our Minds work. In our day to day jobs, we somehow neglect to realize the impact of Pause and Rational Data based decisions. We somehow fail to realize the impact of the loss that we can incur due to our Intuitive decision making without understanding the impact of biases. IAT certainly came in as an Eye Opener for me and can help everyone in their journey to realize, accept and acknowledge first about their possible Implicit biases.

Nachiket D.

Make Better Decisions: The Psychology of Blind Spots for Leaders and Teams

My Harvard Online learning experience has not only enriched my knowledge, but it has truly transformed my vision. It empowered me to create meaningful impact in children’s lives and inspired me to pursue a broader mission—one that promotes accurate diagnosis, protects children’s mental health, and supports families with evidence-based care.

Dr. Sherouk J. K.

Early Childhood Development: Global Strategies for Interventions

This course had a strong impact on me because everything I considered to be correct, I now have to reconsider and reshape my critical thinking, as well as the biases that were instilled in us throughout our lives. [...] I am currently working in an area related to human resources, and I must not have biases only seek objectivity for the development of my functions.

Sergio A. G. Q.

Make Better Decisions: The Psychology of Blind Spots for Leaders and Teams

This validation from Harvard Online was both empowering and motivating. It reinforced my confidence, affirmed the importance of the problem I’m tackling, and encouraged me to continue advocating for more inclusive talent practices for women.

Katerina C.

Make Better Decisions: The Psychology of Blind Spots for Leaders and Teams

The dynamics and content are highly engaging and have undoubtedly contributed to my professional and personal life. I found the course very easy to interact with, and I look forward to continuing to learn.

Alicia B.A.

Family Engagement in Education: The Dual Capacity-Building Framework

The completed course had a positive impact on me both personally and professionally. Personally, I felt more empowered by the knowledge I gained, and professionally, I was able to implement what I learned in the course in my social work. I achieved all the course objectives, and believe me, it's incredibly satisfying to do so!

Sergio

Child Protection: Children’s Rights in Theory and Practice

This was a lovely course. I enjoyed the valuable and meaningful information provided and look forward to applying what I learned in my career. I also appreciated the course’s self-paced format and online accessibility. Overall, it was a wonderful opportunity.

Katie P.Q.

Introduction to Family Engagement in Education

The program helped me deepen my understanding of learning as a social, collaborative, and transformative process rather than a one-directional transfer of knowledge. Through this course, I gained new perspectives on learning design, leadership in education, and the creation of meaningful learning communities. It also strengthened my ability to approach education with a learner-centered mindset, emphasizing equity, engagement, and sustainable impact.

Dila N.

Leaders of Learning

The program strengthened my understanding of learning as a social, collaborative, and transformative process. Through this course, I gained new perspectives on learning design, educational leadership, and learner-centered approaches, which I aim to integrate into my ongoing work in education and coaching.

Dila T.

Leaders of Learning

This course significantly advanced my goals of developing deeper self awareness and improving the fairness and quality of my decision making. It provided a scientific framework to understand implicit bias, not just at the individual level but within institutional systems. As someone working in high stakes clinical and academic environments, I now approach decisions with greater intentionality, pause more deliberately before high impact judgments, and think more structurally about how to design fairer processes.

Farhin H.

Make Better Decisions: The Psychology of Blind Spots for Leaders and Teams

Completing the Big Data for Social Good program at Harvard University strengthened my understanding of how data can be used to solve real-world social challenges. It reinforced my goal of using data-driven insights to create meaningful impact in areas such as public policy, healthcare, education, and community development. The program also improved my analytical thinking and inspired me to pursue opportunities where technology and data can drive positive social change.

Zukhanye S.

Big Data for Social Good

My goal was to write better essays and have the confidence to start writing some Op-Eds. I am pleased with the essay I produced on the course, and am ready to tackle another writing project.

Sara D.

Fundamentals of Writing: A Harvard Framework for College Success

This course has opened my horizons to be more confident and objective. The reflections carried out in answering each question gave me the understanding to dig deeper into the data, look for references, and not easily make assumptions.

Anoynomous

Make Better Decisions: The Psychology of Blind Spots for Leaders and Teams

As a non-native English speaker, writing in English has always been challenging. Expressing my ideas clearly is difficult enough in any language, and even more so in one that I am still learning. I now feel more confident approaching the writing process, especially when planning an essay, organizing my ideas, and revising my work.

Angelina B.

Fundamentals of Writing: A Harvard Framework for College Success

This course positively impacted me and my goals by helping me learn new steps to improve my own writing, coming up with ideas and being able to strongly prove my point.

Nayara M.

Fundamentals of Writing: A Harvard Framework for College Success

Before this course, I had been writing for fifteen years without a repeatable method. Now I have one. That applies to every email, proposal, report, and presentation I will write for the rest of my career. The goals I came in with were met. What I didn't expect was how much more I would leave with.

Felix L. G.

Fundamentals of Writing: A Harvard Framework for College Success