10/02/2026
"AI can draft, summarize, and answer in seconds. But it CAN NOT be present. It CAN NOT sit with a hard question. It CAN NOT listen to a classmate who sees the world differently. It CAN NOT notice the moment an idea changes you. That is HUMAN work, and it is the heart of a Harvard education." — Nancy J. Coleman, Ed.D., Dean, Harvard Division of Continuing Education and University Extension
"Indeed, Harvard Extension School degree candidates put challenging academics at the center, not the margins, of their lives. They are not simply receiving knowledge but actively engaged in constructing new knowledge." — Suzanne Spreadbury, Ph.D., Dean of Academic Programs
"Remember, you are not passive observers and learners at Harvard University; you are the authors of what comes next." — Shirley R. Greene, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean of Community and Belonging
"I tell my students: you will get out what you put into it. Leave no stone unturned." — Jill Slye, ALB '06, Instructor, Harvard Extension School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine Public Speaking Consultant, Harvard Kennedy School
"I eventually stopped wondering where I fit in, and I got involved. I met people. I raised my hand. I said yes to things that I didn't know I was yes to. I came on campus. And somewhere along the way I started to feel the Harvard connection. I started feeling like I belong. I started to feel like could make a difference in something greater than myself." — Javier Jimenez, ALM '23, Director, Harvard Extension Alumni Association
