Featured series 
Tag: Service
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Nation & World
Serving up job training
Breaktime Cafe, started by two Harvard students, works to feed vulnerable community members.
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A life in service
Kevin Ballen didn’t plan on taking two gap years. But he did intend to live a life less constrained by society’s expectations. “In high school, my goal was to shift…
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Alumni presented with Harvard Medal on Commencement
At the annual meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association on Commencement Day, President Drew Faust will present the 2018 Harvard Medal to Robert Coles ’50, Robert N. Shapiro ’72, J.D. ’78, and Alice “Acey” Welch ’53 in recognition of their service to the University.
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Finding HARMONY
HARMONY — one of Phillips Brooks House Association’s more than 70 volunteer programs — provides instrumental and vocal instruction for children in the Cambridge Public Schools.
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Harvard’s graduates, aiding others
A panel discussion served as the launchpad for the Harvard Alumni Association’s annual global month of service, with gatherings planned worldwide.
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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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Family values, in an orphanage
Sonya Soni always felt called to serve the Indian orphanage that her family has run for four generations. Two years at Harvard Divinity School challenged her to rethink what the struggling community needs most.
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Slowing down to see more
An undergraduate finds her path to satisfying public service by searching among the alternatives she sampled to discover the best fit for her.
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Teach for America taps talent
More than three dozen Harvard graduates will join Teach for America this fall, as the University remains among the nation’s top contributors to the national education program.
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A key player on the field and off
Softball co-captain Melissa Schellberg ’10 leaves her mark on the Harvard community.
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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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Around the Schools: Harvard Law School
Hundreds of Harvard Law School (HLS) students, faculty, and staff gathered in the School’s Pound Hall for a “Thanksgiving for the Troops” event on Nov. 18 to raise money and collect items for soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The Lost Student
“I met him the year before I left the Mississippi Delta — my second year as a Teach for America member in Phillips County, Ark., one of the poorest counties in the country. Patrick had flunked eighth grade twice; that year was his third try. He simply wouldn’t show up.”
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Andover’s Rousmaniere teaches soccer in Africa
For Andover’s Adam Rousmaniere, life simply has a different meaning now. “When I got home, everything seemed different,” he said. “It was difficult to readapt. You look at things here and you think, how can you get upset over that? How does that bother you? Readapting to life in the United States was quite an…
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Harvard: Leadership through service
Harvard fosters a culture of community service that embraces those who study, teach and work here. An essential component of today’s Harvard education is the call to serve the greater community, both locally and globally.
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Knowles memorial set for May 30
A memorial service for former dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Jeremy R. Knowles will be held May 30 at 11 a.m. at the Memorial Church. The Amory Houghton Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Knowles died April 3.
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Three to receive HAA medals
The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) has announced the recipients of the 2007 Harvard Medal: Phyllis Keller B.F. ’70, Carl H. Pforzheimer III A.B. ’58, M.B.A. ’63, and Richard Menschel M.B.A. ’59.