The Harvard Gazette

Michele Pierre-Louis

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Prague native Jirka Jelinek ’13 surpassed hardship and poverty to come to Harvard. As his way to pay it forward, he volunteered each year to orient freshmen arriving from other countries, a reminder of the combined awe and confusion he felt when he first walked into Harvard Yard, carrying one suitcase.

Triumph against long odds

He grew up poor in Prague, but departs as a Harvard grad, with dreams ahead

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DateMay 30, 2013

“There is an issue of impunity in the country,” because the court system favors elites, said Michèle Pierre-Louis (center), a former Haitian prime minister. “You can corrupt any judge with very little money.” Pierre-Louis was joined by actor Sean Penn. Moderating the panel was Harvard Kennedy School's Mary Jo Bane (left).

Hope ahead, hell behind

Panel examines battered Haiti as it continues to recover from quake

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DateFebruary 27, 2013June 5, 2019

Harvard’s Institute of Politics announces fall fellows

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DateJune 25, 2010

What Haiti needs … now

Former prime minister details post-earthquake needs

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DateApril 1, 2010June 26, 2019