Public Service

Harvard Kennedy School’s Government Performance Lab works directly with local governments and jurisdictions across the United States to address complex problems, such as tackling homelessness, improving child welfare, and strengthening community-based public safety.

The newest cohort of Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellows, comprised of 15 recent graduates from five Harvard Schools, will join city hall teams across the country for two years to strengthen local government capacity and help cities address urgent community challenges.

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.