Stories of Impact

A surge in discretionary, immediate-use gifts is ensuring flexible support for Harvard’s president and School deans to direct resources where they’re needed most amid unprecedented pressures on the University

A gift from the Spiegel Family Fund is enabling researchers across multiple institutions—including Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health—to investigate the effects of wildfires on human health

A gift from Jeannie Bachelor Lavine AB ’88, MBA ’92 and Jonathan S. Lavine MBA ’92 launches the Lavine Learning Lab to foster deep season-long engagement between American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) and Greater Boston public high schools

A trailblazer in technology and a dedicated supporter of Harvard, the late Susan Wojcicki AB ’90 created an enduring legacy of impact across the University

The newly established Dunleavy Fund for Clinical AI helps position Harvard Medical School to lead a revolutionary shift in medical education and health car

A gift from Jennifer Gaudiani AB ’97 and Bryan Leach AB ’00 to the Rising Scholars Program is helping incoming first-year students from under-resourced high schools thrive at Harvard

Inspired by her family’s profound appreciation for nature, art, and civic duty, RoAnn Costin AB ’74 has given generously to enhance access to the Arnold Arboretum and the American Repertory Theater

With continued support from Diana Barrett MBA ’74, DBA ’79, a first-of-its-kind initiative at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is working across disciplines and sectors to develop lasting solutions to America’s homelessness crisis

With support that includes three new professorships in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Alfred AB ’94 and Rebecca AB ’94 Lin are helping enhance teaching and research on both civil discourse and artificial intelligence

Gifts from Susan Fales-Hill AB ’84 and Aaron Hill MBA ’89 as well as Lori E. Lesser AB ’88, JD ’93 and Daniel Shuchman are advancing vital civil discourse initiatives at Harvard Radcliffe Institute

A new gift from Rod AB ’66, MBA ’68 and Alice Moorhead will help advance our understanding of the underlying factors of brain disorders and diseases

Robert MBA ’48, PhD ’53 and Ardis James created a culture of philanthropy within the James family that has spanned generations

A gift from Mike Dillon MPH ’23 is helping to advance work on LGBTQ health equity at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

A new gift from Dan Emmett JD ’64 and the Emmett Foundation will expand and enhance Harvard Law School’s work in environmental law and create a first-of-its-kind environmental law moot court

A gift from Allison Hughes Mignone AB ’94, MBA ’99 and Roberto A. Mignone AB ’92, MBA ’96 has allowed Harvard to enhance career services for students to help them make the most of opportunities before and after graduation

Tracing its inspiration back to World War II, a gift to support the Harvard Choruses honors the Fromm family’s multigenerational commitment to inclusion by expanding access and building community through music

Made possible by the generous support of more than 70 donors, the Harvard Club of Argentina Fellowship Fund celebrates a milestone anniversary and aims to help future generations of students pursue graduate degrees at Harvard

Grateful for their Harvard journeys, Edwin Lin AB ’97 and his brother, Alfred AB ’94, are honoring their late mother’s hard work and sacrifice by establishing undergraduate scholarships in her name

A proud alumnus of the Harvard College Host Family Program, Max Chen AB ’04, MBA ’08, JD ’10 is giving back to the program and celebrating the host parents who became his second family

By providing additional support to Harvard College students from low-income backgrounds, launch grants will help many soon-to-be graduates navigate the transition to life after Harvard

The generosity of numerous donors has enabled the Harvard Graduate School of Education to expand scholarships for master’s students in perpetuity

Through a match program, Harvard Graduate School of Design donors help expand opportunities for talented students to make a difference at Harvard and beyond

Support from Yoshimi Iyadomi Shinohara is helping the Harvard community discover and implement the next big ideas for how we live and work

A gift from the Vranos Family Foundation is bringing together researchers from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Harvard Medical School to better understand and mitigate age-related neurodegenerative diseases

Created with an anonymous gift, the Thich Nhat Hanh Center at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is exploring evidence-based approaches to enhance well-being through the practice of mindfulness

New fellowships are helping graduate students to push the limits of knowledge in some of the most exciting disciplines across Harvard

Philanthropy is propelling a broad range of interdisciplinary work across Harvard to advance solutions to the climate crisis

Support from the Aramont Charitable Foundation enables groundbreaking research while launching the careers of promising scientists

Endowment support is strengthening the study of housing issues and policy at Harvard and honoring the vision of a longtime advocate of equitable housing

With their support for the Harvard Radcliffe Institute and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Michael AB ’97 and Nina Patterson are helping to combat the climate crisis and bolster School leadership

A gift from David Rubenstein will establish Harvard’s first University-wide conference center, adding a dynamic, sustainable hub of convening and collaboration to campus  

The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability will serve as a fulcrum for collaboration across Harvard’s Schools, accelerating real-world solutions to the climate crisis

An extraordinary fourth gift from Hansjörg Wyss MBA ’65 further amplifies the Wyss Institute’s efforts to develop revolutionary technologies to transform health care and the environment

Grateful for their own educational experiences, Ben Faw MBA ’14 and Julia Yoo are paying it forward by supporting Harvard Business School and inspiring recent graduates to do the same

An interdisciplinary program funded by the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation unites Harvard faculty, students, and researchers working to shape fairer economic systems around the world

The Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence aims to solve grand challenges by spurring collaboration across biological, cognitive, engineering, and computational perspectives

Nearly $2.9 billion in financial aid has been awarded to Harvard College students since 2005, allowing talented undergraduates from all backgrounds to thrive at Harvard and beyond

Broad philanthropic support is helping the Harvard Graduate School of Education continue its legacy of pedagogical innovation while expanding financial aid to reach more learners

Flexible funding from Kim AB ’76, MBA ’78 and Judy Davis is advancing the interdisciplinary mission of the Harvard Radcliffe Institute and serving as a new model for philanthropic support

An international research collaboration funded by Ivan and Francesca Berkowitz is generating groundbreaking advances in personalized medical treatments

Donors look to ensure Harvard’s continued leadership role addressing global food system challenges based on the groundbreaking agribusiness systems approach pioneered by Ray A. Goldberg AB ’48, MBA ’50

A gift from Vanessa Tih Lin Cheung MLA ’10 offers Harvard Graduate School of Design students a unique opportunity to reimagine a burgeoning London community.

Bolstered by alumni and friends of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, a new scholarship honors trailblazers and enhances diversity in dentistry

A scholarship fund in memory of the Honorable Sidney Barthwell Jr. JD ’90 is expanding opportunities for Harvard Law School students

A gift from the Chris and Carrie Shumway Foundation is equipping the next generation of life sciences leaders to drive discoveries from the lab to the marketplace

Harvard Divinity School donors honor Preston PhD ’67 and Connie Williams with gifts to support Swartz Hall renewal and student scholarships

Philanthropic support from Jane Jie Sun is bolstering a mentorship network to empower women in global health leadership roles

A community of alumni is galvanizing foundational support for Asian American studies—opening up research opportunities on the contributions, intersections, and challenges of different cultures 

A new gift from Rita E. Hauser HLS ’58 in memory of her husband, Gustave M. “Gus” Hauser LLB ’53, accelerates innovation in education and reinforces a legacy of philanthropy from two of Harvard’s most dedicated donors

A program to support city leaders secures a permanent place at Harvard—with far-reaching impact for city residents everywhere

A group of alumni leaders is helping to propel Harvard to the forefront of quantum science and engineering

South African philanthropists Patrice Motsepe and Precious Moloi-Motsepe are seeding Harvard-led research in STEM fields to realize the potential of Africa's growing workforce

Support for the Wojcicki Troper HDSI Postdoctoral Fellows gives early-career researchers the gift of independent discovery

A gift from the Morris-Singer Foundation amplifies informed leadership in the fight against COVID-19

A gift from Lisa Yang and Hock Tan MBA ’79 brings scientists closer to deciphering the mysteries of autism spectrum disorder

Continuing three decades of support, the Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation helps Harvard Kennedy School expand the impact of scholarly work on social policy

Donors help the Radcliffe Institute launch a program to empower young leaders to follow in the footsteps of history

From financial aid to breakthrough research to community programs, flexible gifts allow Harvard to respond to evolving needs

Across the University, the generosity of donors enables graduate students to pursue their passions and transform the world

Donors join the Education Redesign Lab in its mission to help all children thrive in school and in life

G. Barrie Landry endows a program to help protect the world’s most vulnerable children from harm

Alumni and faculty help to create a new fellowship to support emerging leaders seeking to transform PreK–12 education

Before the world even had a name for a mysterious new coronavirus, Harvard and China were working together in search of answers

Gifts to the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences strengthen work on pivotal issues from climate change to wage inequality

Inspired by his father’s legacy, Gregory Whitehead supports a new program at Harvard Divinity School that grounds future leaders in religion and ethics

Elaine Schuster honors her late husband’s memory with support for teaching and research on media, technology, politics, and business

Family celebrates the life of Ken Bernstein with a gift to advance criminal justice reform

The Harvard community steps up to offer crucial support for students, faculty, and staff during the COVID-19 crisis 

Bolstered by donor support, a one-of-a-kind arts space inspires creativity, research, and collaboration