More than 100 incoming first-year students spent a month implementing public service projects in their hometowns through Harvard College's SPARK program.
Harvard ornithologist Scott V. Edwards AB '86 shares stories from his adventure cycling across the country to raise awareness for Black Lives Matter and Black Birders Week.
Founded in 2000 with a gift from Paul Weissman AB '52 and his wife, Harriet, Harvard's Weissman Preservation Center is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Former Overseer Tracy Palandjian AB '93, MBA '97 and HAA Executive Director Philip Lovejoy discuss the role of the Harvard Board of Overseers and the alumni nominating committee process.
Tom Hollister, vice president for finance and chief financial officer, shares why philanthropy is crucial to Harvard’s future, perhaps now more than ever.
By creating a 3D map of the Milky Way, astronomer João Alves, whose fellowship at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study was made possible through a planned gift, made a discovery that overturned the common conception of how stars are born and compelled scientists to rethink the framework of our galaxy.
Doris Cole AB ’59, MArch ’63 and the late Harold Goyette MArch ’54 shared love and also modeled gender equity in their architectural careers, choosing to support it through their shared Cambridge-based firm and through gifts to the Frances Loeb Library at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD).
When Bryan Barnhill ’08 left Detroit for Harvard, he never thought he would choose to go back so soon. But he knew he had to help rebuild the community that supported him.
Lawrence D. Bobo, dean of social science and W. E. B. Du Bois Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard, discusses police killings of African Americans, the forces underlying racial bigotry and violence, and why he sees signs of hope.
Moitri Chowdhury Savard ’93 plans for retirement through a Harvard deferred charitable gift annuity (DGA). For Savard, it’s a practical decision to support her family and another way to give back to an interest close to her heart: public service.
Bill '60 and Carole Markus established a bequest to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences early on in their marriage, which is going on 57½ years. They like knowing that their planned bequest, which is largely unrestricted, will complement gifts they’ve made for House Renewal and financial aid in honor of Bill’s reunions.
Alumni Jose Cerda III AB '88, Koma Gandy Fischbein AB '95, and Theresa Reno-Weber MPP '08 reflect on their paths to public service and offer advice to the Class of 2020.
The Harvard-led Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness (MassCPR) is providing funds for 62 research projects focused on various aspects of the pandemic.
Through their nonprofit Hikma Health, brothers Hassaan Ebrahim MPP '21 and Senan Ebrahim AB '12, PhD '19, MD '20 have developed software to screen for COVID-19 symptoms in refugee camps.
Martin Chávez AB '85, SM '85 and Beth Karlan AB '78, MD '82 will occupy senior posts on Harvard University's Board of Overseers for the 2020–21 academic year.
Judy Salerno SM ’76, MD ’85, SPH ’85, Tony Dajer AB ’78, and Mallika Marshall AB ’92 share their experiences as physicians working on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis.
