Join us to see how the Women’s Philanthropy Initiative (WPI) amplifies the voices of Harvard women and inspires our next generation of leaders, students, and scholars at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
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Join us for the second annual Women’s Philanthropy Summit—an empowering opportunity to gather for conversation and inspiration with your community of alumnae leaders. Together, we’ll hear from Nobel Prize–winning economist Claudia Goldin and Provost John Manning '82 JD '85. We’ll also get the chance to network and reconnect with College alumnae from around the world and across generations.
The Summit is hosted by the Founder’s Circle for the Women’s Philanthropy Initiative (WPI), a group of generous conveners who help to strengthen our ties and elevate the alumnae community.
Friday, February 28
Senior Class x WPI Breakfast & Fun Run
Lowell House
27 Mill Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts
*Please use the Mill Street entrance
8:30–9:00 a.m. | Networking breakfast
Junior Common Room
Coffee, fruit and pastries will be provided.
9:00–10:00 a.m. | Run or walk the Eliot Bridge loop
The Junior Common Room is reserved until 10:00am for anyone who wants to continue mingling over coffee before registration for the Summit Program opens at the Charles Hotel.
WPI Summit Program
The Charles Hotel
1 Bennett Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts
10:00–10:30 a.m. | Registration and Coffee
10:30–11:30 a.m. | Opening Remarks
Hopi Hoekstra, Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, C. Y. Chan Professor of Arts and Sciences, Xiaomeng Tong and Yu Chen Professor of Life Sciences
Noon–1:30 p.m. | General Session & Lunch
1:45–2:45 p.m. | Faculty Sessions
Please choose one session to attend:
Jennifer Roberts, Drew Gilpin Faust Professor of the Humanities American and Contemporary Art, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Leah Somerville, Grafstein Family Professor of Psychology, Harvard College Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Director of the Affective Neuroscience and Development Laboratory
2:45–3:00 p.m. | Break
3:00–4:00 p.m. | Afternoon Session
John Manning '82, JD '85, Provost and Dane Professor of Law
Closing Dinner
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts
6:30–7:00 p.m. | Cocktail Reception
7:00–9:00 p.m. | Dinner
Claudia Goldin, Lee and Ezpeleta Professor or Arts and Sciences, Henry Lee Professor of Economics
About the Summit
The Summit is the flagship event of the new Women’s Philanthropy Initiative (WPI). Through WPI, the collective generosity of alumnae has an immediate impact on the Harvard community. By supporting leaders at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences with flexible gifts to the Harvard College Fund, we can help students and scholars nimbly tackle urgent questions, push the limits of their curiosity, and catalyze research for global change. Together, we can amplify the voices of Harvard women and empower the next generation of leaders.
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