Wendy Fischman

Wendy Fischman joined Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1995. Since then, she has directed various aspects of research initiatives focused on the meaning of education and work in the lives of young children, adolescents, and novice professionals. With Howard Gardner, she has recently completed a large-scale national study of higher education in the United States, described in their book, "The Real World of College: What Higher Education Is and What It Can Be" (MIT Press, 2022). Now, they are working with colleges and universities to help bring ethics “front and center” in higher education. She is also the lead author of and _Making Good: How Young People Cope with Moral Dilemmas at Work_ (Harvard University Press, 2004)