Stories

This Harvard couple gives annually because GSAS changed their careers and their lives.

Democracy Works cofounders Seth Flaxman MPP '11 and Kathryn Peters MPP '11 are using technology to make it easier for Americans to vote.

Creating Meaning and Community Through the Arts: April Bang MPP ’06, Kelley Purcell AB ’02 and Claude Cormier MDes ’94 share their stories of artistic expression and social impact.

Learn what boards are looking for, how boards go about recruiting new directors, and how to effectively position yourself for board opportunities.

Cecily Wardell AB '03, Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis AB '70, PhD '80, and Kathleen Moreno Dorkin AB '70, BF '81, EdM '89 have drawn on what they learned at Harvard to create and grow the nature-based Birches School in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

Daniel W. Steinbrook '11 uses computer science in pursuit of truth.

Giving to Harvard is personal for Jeff Scruggs ’85, MBA ’91 and his wife, Robbin E. Mitchell MBA ’92.

For Howard Slyter ’67, planned gifts are another way to help make Harvard accessible for the next generation of students.

Nick Stoller ‘98 and Francesca Delbanco ’95 are the creative team behind a new Netflix comedy.

Alexander Otto ’90, MBA ’94 never forgot the welcome he received as an undergraduate at Harvard. And he wants to help future generations of students thrive as he did.

Regina Ryan MPA '04, co-president of Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs, describes how this Shared Interest Group is building a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem that brings alumni together as advisors, collaborators, and friends.

Accomplished painter Nancy Rae Parker believes in advocating for disadvantaged students and demonstrates it through an eponymous undergraduate scholarship fund.

Soozin White on why she chose to support Harvard for its preeminence in glaucoma research: "In my opinion, there is really no contest."

Emily R. Van Dyke AB '03, MPH '09, president of Native American Alumni of Harvard University, discusses how the Shared Interest Group is helping to give voice to the Native experience at Harvard.

Meet Pamela Yang, Senior Vice President of Harvard Management Company, who ensures that trusts and annuities run smoothly from start to finish.

Jonas Akins AB '01, MBA '12, president of the Harvard Veterans Alumni Organization, discusses Harvard's relationship with the military and how the Shared Interest Group is helping to strengthen ties between the two institutions.

Maura Healey ’92 has led on the basketball court and in Massachusetts politics. But this chief marshal would rather talk about Harvard than herself.

Annie Douglas AB '12, founding president of Harvard Alumni for Mental Health, describes how the Shared Interest Group has helped her stay connected to Cambridge and make new connections as she embarks on a career in medicine.

Henry N. Cobb AB ’47, MArch ’49, Warren Masters Little AB ’55, and A. Clayton Spencer AM ’82 will receive the 2017 Harvard Medal.

How do we begin to build our well-being in our work and personal lives?