Message from Paul Keenan
Dear alumni, parents, and friends,
I am pleased that my first letter to you as senior associate dean and director of development for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences appears in The Yard on “House Life.”
Twenty Years of Annual Giving
For Alexander Christ ’59, that day in 1954 seemed ordinary enough until he heard a knock on the door of his parents’ modest home in upstate New York. When he answered it, the teenager, who was a three-sport athlete, met the Harvard alumnus who would change Christ’s life forever.
Read »Radcliffe “House” 1953
As a graduate student in comparative literature, Elizabeth Rice Ecker AM ’53 often returned from class to a flurry of activity and discussion at the informal house for Radcliffe students—not an official dorm—where she lived on Brattle Street.
Imparting the Harvard “Credential”
Wall Street has never been a place where the faint-hearted have flourished, and, in recent times, this has proved especially true. Achieving success on “the Street” means being resilient enough to withstand fluctuations and uncertainty.
Life Challenges Inspire Gift to Sciences
Most 5th reunion gift co-chairs approach their roles with modest expectations. After all, many of their classmates are just getting their careers under way, or may still be in graduate school. Brian J. Hayes, Jr. ’03 took a different tack.
Appointments to Named Chairs
Since Harvard College’s first named professorship, the Hollis Professorship of Mathematicks and Natural Philosophy, was established in 1727, hundreds of accomplished scholars have held the chairs so generously endowed by our alumni and friends. Today, a named chair remains one of the highest honors the University can bestow on its most talented faculty members.
Read »Message from Scott Abell
Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends:
I am deeply saddened by the passing of a dear friend and remarkable leader, Dean Jeremy Knowles. His wit, wisdom, and persuasiveness were legendary. His impact will certainly endure the test of time.
Read »Young Alumnus Finds Time to Give Back—and Gives the Dean Flexibility
If you’ve ever wanted to get involved with Harvard but thought you didn’t have time, let John A. Ferry ’98 inspire you.
This young alumnus and reunion gift co-chair, who stays busy with a successful career at Merrill Lynch and a growing family—he has one young child and another on the way—has dedicated himself to supporting Harvard as a volunteer and donor.
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