Stories of Generosity and Impact for Harvard’s Philanthropic Leaders
“I couldn’t be more thankful for the generosity and thoughtful partnership of our donors. You are helping us strengthen and grow a remarkable community that stretches far beyond our campus—thank you.”
— LAWRENCE S. BACOW JD ’76, MPP ’76, PHD ’78, PRESIDENT OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY
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Michael AB ’97 and Nina Patterson are enabling interdisciplinary exploration at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute to address the climate crisis and providing flexible support for leadership, teaching, and learning at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
“Climate change is not just a science issue, not just a policy issue, and not just a personal behavior issue—it’s all of those, and there’s a complex interplay between them.”
— MICHAEL PATTERSON AB ’97
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Since 2017, the Aramont Fellowship Fund for Emerging Science Research has provided vital funding for high-risk, high-reward research by early-career faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate students across Harvard.
“The Aramont Fund award was the first grant I received as a faculty member at Harvard, and it seeded my most important research efforts to date.”
— JULIA MUNDY AB ’06, AM ’06, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS AND APPLIED PHYSICS
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Endowed support for the Joint Center for Housing Studies is strengthening the center’s work, solidifying its ties to the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD), and honoring the vision of Director Emeritus Nic Retsinas MCP ’71 as a longtime advocate of equitable housing programs and policy.
“We are proud to cement the GSD’s enduring partnership with the Joint Center for Housing Studies in a way that reflects our shared values and dedication to the intersection of housing studies and design.”
— SARAH M. WHITING, DEAN OF THE HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN
WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR AND INSPIRED BY the remarkable generosity of the alumni, parents, and friends of Harvard University who are enabling far-reaching and impactful work across all our Schools.