Tag: PBHA

  • Nation & World

    An honor named for her best friend and mentor

    Ruby Bridges receives Robert Coles Call of Service award for work educating others about tolerance

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    Ruby Bridges
  • Nation & World

    Justice for all

    Phillips Brooks House Association honors disability activist Mia Mingus with the 15th Annual Robert Coles “Call of Service” award.

    3 minutes
    Mia Mingus.
  • Nation & World

    Inspired to action, eager to serve

    The global Harvard community participated in the University’s first Global Day of Service.

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    Zoom shot.
  • Nation & World

    The simple joy of pets

    Phillips Brooks House program brings dogs to a local rehab center to interact with residents.

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    Man holding small dog
  • Nation & World

    ‘We did all we could, but we could have done more’

    Accepting the Robert Coles “Call of Service” award at Harvard, San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz reflected on the aftermath of deeply damaging Hurricane Maria.

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    San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz.
  • Nation & World

    Undergrads fill the gap

    Six Harvard College students taught English as a second language to new residents of Boston as part of the inaugural Phillips Brooks House Association Adult ESOL program.

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    Adults being taught English.
  • Nation & World

    STAGE struck

    Phillips Brooks House Association’s STAGE worked with Cambridge and Boston youth on the fundamentals of theater, exploring plot, characterization, improvisation, and more.

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  • Nation & World

    ‘Call of Service’ award recognizes Nihad Awad

    Nihad Awad, co-founder and executive director of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), will deliver the keynote and receive an award at Phillips Brooks House Association’s Robert Coles “Call of Service” Lecture and Award.

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  • Nation & World

    In the Navajo Nation

    A service trip by Harvard undergraduates exposes them to life in the Navajo Nation.

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    Donovan receives Coles Award

    Harvard President Drew Faust presented the annual Robert Coles Call of Service Award on Friday to U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan.

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  • Nation & World

    Cortés receives service award

    Ernesto Cortés Jr. received the Robert Coles “Call of Service” Award for his efforts to empower people to improve their lives and circumstances.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Exemplary service

    Dorothy Stoneman ’63 accepted the 2011 Robert Coles “Call of Service” award from the Phillips Brooks House Association Oct. 15 at the Memorial Church. The award recognized Stoneman’s achievements as the founder and chief executive officer of YouthBuild USA.

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  • Nation & World

    A church rises again

    Harvard undergrads on Alternative Spring Break learn construction techniques while helping to complete a rebuilt Alabama church.

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