Public Service

Three rising seniors share their summer plans, all with an eye toward their futures.

Public service is at the heart of a Harvard education. 

As part of Harvard College's SPARK program, 123 first-year students embarked on a variety of service projects in their hometowns this summer.

The newly established Fong Family Winternship Program at the Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship will give Harvard College students the chance to spend their winter break helping communities in need.

Students Kaelyn Brown '21 and Ashley Cooper '21 partnered with alumna Bonnie Bertolaet PhD '93 to revive the Harvard College chapter of Science Club for Girls.

The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) has announced the recipients of the 2020 HAA Awards, which are presented annually to recognize alumni for their outstanding service to the University through leadership and engagement activities.

Harvard alumni across the country have mobilized to help tackle issues worsened by the COVID-19 crisis, including domestic violence, clinical trial recruitment, and food insecurity.

More than 100 incoming first-year students spent a month implementing public service projects in their hometowns through Harvard College's SPARK program.

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.

As University facilities have shut down, faculty and staff have gathered essential supplies for health care workers.