Public Service
PBHA Meets Fundraising Goal for 2026 Summer Urban Program After Annual Auction
The Phillips Brooks House Association raised more than $150,000 at its 23rd annual auction Friday night, meeting its goal for the Summer Urban Program, which operates five-week day camps for roughly 700 low-income children in Boston and Cambridge.
Allston Brighton Health Collaborative Taps Chelsea Nonprofit Leader as New Executive Director
Priyanka Rangadass, a Chelsea nonprofit leader, began serving Monday as the executive director of the Allston Brighton Health Collaborative, taking over after the coalition’s longtime head stepped down last year.
Harvard Undergraduates Host Adaptive Swim Program for Children With Neurological Disabilities
On any given weekend, more than a dozen Harvard undergraduates gather at Blodgett Pool — not to practice, but to host an adaptive swim program that seeks to put smiles on the faces of children with neurological disabilities.
Prasad and Gonzalez to Lead Harvard Phillips Brooks House Association
Arya S. Prasad ’27 and Marina Gonzalez ’27 will serve as president and vice president of the Harvard Phillips Brooks House Association, the organization announced Thursday.
Two Harvard Students Named 2025 Truman Scholars
Harvard juniors Eva C. Frazier ’26 and Ashley C. Adirika ’26 were named Truman Scholars, a $30,000 award gifted to college students who exemplify the “future of public service leadership.”
Residents Call For Toner’s Resignation at City Council Meeting
For the first time since Cambridge learned of City Councilor Paul F. Toner’s criminal charges, residents were given the opportunity to publicly address the charges at Monday’s City Council meeting.
‘It’s Not as Sexy’: The Challenges of Pursuing Public Service at Harvard
Many students anticipate stepping onto a campus where public service and civic action were integral to the undergraduate experience. But they often discover that students feel intense pressure to sideline their public service aspirations in favor of pre-professional pursuits, and where public service initiatives and organizations struggle with funding shortfalls.
Safo-Mensa, Fernand Elected to Lead Phillips Brooks House Association
Nana K.B. Safo-Mensa ’26 was elected the next student president of the Harvard Phillips Brooks House Association, the organization announced Thursday.
Judy Norsigian ’70 Awarded PBHA Robert Coles ‘Call of Service’ Award
Judith L. Norsigian ’70, who co-founded the women’s health nonprofit Our Bodies, Ourselves, received the Phillips Brooks House Association’s Robert Coles “Call of Service” award on Friday.
FAS Leadership in Talks to Expand Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship
Faculty of Arts and Sciences administrators are considering a proposal to transform the Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship into a new “Center for Public Engagement” with expanded academic offerings, according to a draft document obtained by The Crimson.
Harvard Junior Laila Nasher ’25 Named 2024 Truman Scholar
Harvard junior Laila A. Nasher ’25 was awarded a 2024 Harry S. Truman Scholarship, the foundation announced in a press release Friday morning.
As Harvard IOP Director’s Internship Decision Deadline Passes, Many Applicants Left Waiting
Many Harvard College students opened their emails Sunday in hopes of learning whether they had been accepted to the Harvard Institute of Politics’ competitive Director’s Internship program.
HSPH Panel Envisions the Future of Public Health
A panel of health practitioners convened at the Harvard School of Public Health on Wednesday to discuss potential solutions to challenges facing public health.
The Path to Public Service at SEAS
More than 56 percent of SEAS graduates in 2022 reported that they planned to go to the for-profit world. But for those hoping to go into engineering jobs in public service, making up only 3 percent of SEAS undergraduates in the class of 2022, the path to employment is far less clear cut.
PBHA Volunteers Phone Mass. State Reps. in Support of Covid-19 Housing Equity Bill
Students in the Phillips Brooks House Association phoned Massachusetts state representatives at a Tuesday event held by the group in support of a Covid-19 housing equity bill making its way through the state legislature.
Harvard Freshman Becomes Youngest Person Ever to Serve in Icelandic Parliament
Weeks after finishing her first semester at Harvard, Gunnhildur F. Hallgrímsdóttir ’25 became the youngest person in Iceland’s history to be seated in the nation’s Parliament.
IOP Launches New Emerging Leaders Initiative
The Institute of Politics announced a new initiative Tuesday that will invite select young people with experience in politics and public service to visit Harvard in February 2022 to participate in politically-oriented programming.
HSPH Prof. Awarded Federal Employee of the Year for Developing Moderna Vaccine
Kizzmekia S. Corbett, School of Public Health assistant professor, was named one of the 2021 Federal Employees of the Year for her work in developing the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine.
Anti-Violence and Disability Justice Advocate Mia Mingus Awarded PBHA ‘Call of Service’ Award
Mia Mingus, an anti-violence and disability justice advocate, received the Phillips Brooks House Association’s Robert Coles “Call of Service” Award on Friday.
Warren Urges Harvard Law School Graduates to ‘Have Courage,’ Pursue Lives of Public Service
Harvard Law School professor emerita and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth A. Warren (D-Mass.) urged the Law School’s 2021 graduating class to “have courage” as they considered their long careers ahead in a speech at the school’s virtual Class Day ceremony Wednesday.
Sen. Chris Coons Urges National Service to Bridge Partisanship, Restore Democracy at IOP Event
Sen. Christopher A. “Chris” Coons (D-Del.) underscored the importance of promoting national service to bridge partisan divides and restore democratic values at an Institute of Politics forum event on Wednesday.
College Student, Newton City Council Hopeful Madeline J. Ranalli ’23-’24 Lays Out Progressive Platform
Madeline J. Ranalli ’23-’24 is facing off against consultant John R. Oliver in a bid for the Ward One Councilor-at-large seat in the Newton City Council. The special municipal election will take place March 16.
Harvard Students Help Immigrants File Applications Through Nonprofit
A non-profit website, run in part by Harvard College students and incubated in the University’s iLab, is pushing forward in its mission to provide free aid to those working through immigration applications.
Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu ’07 Speaks with Harvard Student Organizations
Boston City Councilor and mayoral candidate Michelle Wu ’07 spoke about her background and public service work at a webinar hosted by several Harvard student organizations Thursday evening.
Harvard Law, Howard Law Initiative to School Future Lawyers on Social Justice
The Systemic Justice Project at Harvard Law School has partnered with Howard University School of Law to launch a year-long initiative exploring the role lawyers can play in creating social change.
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