Past Fellows

Anindito Aditomo

Associate Professor at the University of Surabaya, Indonesia

Spring course, A811C7: Navigating the Complexities of Curriculum Reform in a Large, Decentralized System: From Policy to Practice and Back. Registration available soon. Dr. Anindito Aditomo is a Fulbright scholar, Humboldt scholar, and associate professor...

Kwame Akyeampong

Professor of International Education and Development, Open University, UK

Spring course, A811C6: Education, Globalisation and the Global ‘Learning Crisis’ February 16-February 27, 2026 Find more information and register at my.harvard.edu Kwame Akyeampong is a Professor of International Education and Development with an academic...

Roberta Bassett

Global Lead for Tertiary Education and Senior Education Specialist at the World Bank

Roberta Malee Bassett is Global Lead for Tertiary Education and Senior Education Specialist at the World Bank, providing technical expertise for projects related to tertiary education reform initiatives around the world. She has been team lead for a...

Kiran Bir Sethi

Founder/Director of The Riverside School in Ahmedabad, India

Kiran Bir Sethi is the Founder/Director of The Riverside School in Ahmedabad, India. She is also the founder of 'aProCh'—an initiative to make our cities more child friendly, for which she was awarded the Ashoka Fellow in 2008. In 2009, she received the...

Susana Claro

Associate Professor at the School of Government from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Fall 2025 Course, A811C5: Building Policy: Three Chilean Case Studies, from Nonprofits and Government, in Policy Development. 3 course meetings, Wednesday, November 19th 4:30-7:30, Friday, November 21st 9-12pm, Monday, November 24th 4:30-7:30. register at...

Cláudia Costin

founder-director of CEIPE-Center for Excellence and Innovation in Education Policies

Cláudia Costin is the founder-director of CEIPE-Center for Excellence and Innovation in Education Policies, a think-and-do tank within Getulio Vargas Foundation, a leading private University in Brazil where she is a professor. She was recently the Senior...

Dion Cunningham

Assistant Professor at the University of the Bahamas

An educator, researcher, artist, and interdisciplinary practitioner, Dion Cunningham (Doctor of Musical Arts) currently serves as an assistant professor at the University of the Bahamas (Nassau, Bahamas) in a dual appointment between the School of...

Rana Dajani

Professor of Molecular Biology at the Hashemite University in Jordan

Rana Dajani is a Robert Bosch Fellow in Germany, a professor of molecular biology at the Hashemite University in Jordan. Her area of expertise is epigenetics and biomarkers of trauma among refugees. Through her leadership, she has introduced national and...

Becky Francis

Director of the UCL-Institute of Education (IOE)

Professor Becky Francis is Director of the UCL-Institute of Education (IOE). Before this, she was Professor of Education and Social Justice at King’s College London. She has followed a research career focusing on education and social justice...

Otto Granados

President of the OEI Advisory Board

Otto Granados is the former Mexican Secretary of Public Education, Otto Granados has taken office as the new President of the OEI Advisory Board for the period 2019-2022 after his appointment last July by the Secretary General of the Organization of Ibero...

Lotte Henrichs

Assistant Professor in the Education department at Utrecht University

Dr. Lotte Henrichs is an assistant professor in the Education department at Utrecht University. She combines educational research with teacher education. She is passionate about contributing to equity in education through high-quality teacher training and...

Peter Hessler

Journalist and Author

Peter will lead the workshop, Education in China: A Twenty-Year Perspective. February 2-February 6, 2026 Registration will open in the spring 2026 semester In 1996, Peter Hessler was sent by the Peace Corps to China, where he taught English language and...