Harvard Extension instructor Beth Frates MD teaches Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Frates shared the importance of “box breathing.” Box breathing includes: Inhale for 4, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold for 4 — and repeat. (GIF courtesy of Maimonides Emergency Medicine) 1/2

2/2 Beth Frates MD shares, "Deep breathing helps to turn on your parasympathetic system (rest and digest) and turn off your sympathetic system (fight or flight)." Learn more about Dr. Frates course here: courses.dce.harvard.edu/?keyword=eliza… (GIF courtesy of Maimonides Emergency Medicine)

Honored to host John Paul Rollert and his Harvard Extension School class yesterday at our lab meeting as we discussed Goffman, stroke arrival time, spiritual-ancestor networks in Uganda, and other topics we’re working on. Great thinkers together.

Great fun teaching Harvard Extension School Women, Peace & Security students this weekend with Melissa Deehring and Maryruth Belsey-Priebe! Thank you to speakers Kathryn Pilgrim, Lillian Warner, Tahina Montoya, Juliet Calvin, and @AN_Goldstein, and the fantastic HES students who attended.

On Saturday March 4th, our community gathered at the Harvard Art Museums to meet Dean Nancy J. Coleman, Ed.D. and enjoy an unforgettable evening of friendship, celebration, and inspiration. Please like & share the photos from this incredible night. bit.ly/3LwLHl6

On Tuesday, when the clock struck 11 AM, Public Enemy's Flavor Flav, songwriter Sam Hollander, and Harvard Extension School instructor Elisa New, Ph.D., gathered to discuss Emily Dickinson's poetry. Read more about the event and conversation here: hubs.li/Q01KD0Km0

What does Harvard Extension and the hit HBO show @Succession have in common? Our very own instructor Tom Nichols was called upon to play a political pundit. Nichols shared the lessons he learned both watching the show and being on it. Read more hubs.li/Q01Qydh70

Gathering together in Harvard Yard – Extension School graduates celebrate their accomplishments and place in a global community of alumni. #HarvardExtension #HESProud #WeAreHES2023

2023 graduates walking into Commencement with style! #HarvardExtension #HESProud #WeAreHES2023

Commencement speaker Tom Hanks, Doctor of Arts, challenges the Harvard class of 2023 to pursue liberty and justice for us all. "If you don't, who will?"

Congratulations to our graduates, but also, thank you to all the supporters who got them here- two legs or four! #HarvardExtension #HESProud #WeAreHES2023

"The road to our door is usually harder and longer than the road to other universities. There are often more obstacles and detours, no matter what route you took to get here, you may not have known this is where you were headed -- until you’re here." - Dean Coleman

"You are proof that there’s more than one way to experience the excellence of a Harvard education." - Dean Nancy Coleman

To see the future of higher education, look no further than today’s Extension Grads. Suzanne Spreadbury, Dean of Harvard Extension School, welcomed today’s graduates, noting that “each of you has contributed, in your own way, to changing the face of American higher education.”

"Each person here exists for a reason…to make this world a better place." - Christian Kurowski ALM International Relations '23

"You are now the newest members of a family of more than 40,000 alumni worldwide.This is what makes you so special within the Harvard family. The grit, perseverance, and determination that brought you to this day is part of the DNA of all Extension School alumni." - Ariel Gamiño

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Caps off to our creative, inspired, and inspiring Harvard Extension School graduates!

HEAA Board of Directors member Priya Tahiliani ALM ’13 speaks about her desire to build lasting connections among the HES community and what inspires her to give back. Read more: bit.ly/3Qa0jra.