March 08, 2001

HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES

Fonda donates $12.5M to GSE
New Center on Gender and Education planned
Actress Jane Fonda came to the Harvard Graduate School of Education (GSE) Friday, March 2, to announce her donation of $12.5 million to launch the Harvard Center on Gender and Education. It is the largest gift from a single individual the GSE has ever received.

Prize to reward innovative ideas on mental health
The University Student Health Coordinating Board has established a $1,500 prize for students who come up with the most innovative and practical ideas about how to encourage people suffering from depression to seek treatment.

'This project is very close to my heart' "It's taken me a very long time to see the impact gender roles have had on my life, and if I, as a privileged, white, aging movie star, have had to wait this long, I can't even imagine what young women who are less fortunate than I am have had to deal with." — Jane Fonda Full story

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