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H igh-achieving, low-income students, often the first in their families to attend college, struggle to feel they belong on elite campuses. DINA RUDICK FOR THE GLOBE STAFF By Brooke Lea Foster | GLOBE STAFF April 9th, 2015 The son of an MBTA bus driver...

“Don’t have such a narrow vision that when doors open that look sideways and at awkward angles that you don’t have the courage to step through them, because that is where you truly get the opportunities to make a difference,” said U.S. Sen. Elizabeth...

WHEN I became president of Harvard I had the privilege of getting to know Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. We would meet for breakfast at Parkman House on Beacon Hill or at Elmwood here in Cambridge, and he would offer guidance drawn from his many years spent...

For the first time ever, students interested in pursuing public service after graduation had the same opportunity those applying to elite private sector jobs have long enjoyed—interviews on campus. Ninety-nine seniors, selected from a pool of 150...

Seniors interested in a career in public service will now be able to meet potential employers in a structured on-campus recruiting process—similar to that used by elite private companies—at Harvard’s first Public Service Recruiting Day on Nov. 14. The...

How can Harvard more fully integrate what students learn through community service with what they study in the classroom? Six national experts on civic engagement and service learning discussed how and shared best practices to a packed room at the panel...

Kit Wu, Harvard By Robert Julien, Service to Society Fellow Rakesh Khurana, Dean of Harvard College, joined Gene Corbin, Assistant Dean of Harvard College for Public Service, and approximately 60 students who dedicated their summer to public service...

Heidi Wickersham, PBH Department Admin By Robert Julien, Service to Society Fellow Rakesh Khurana, Dean of Harvard College, joined Gene Corbin, Assistant Dean of Harvard College for Public Service, and student leaders from 50 public service programs...

Name: Sam Greenberg Hometown: Cambridge, MA Concentration: History and Literature House: Lowell Sam Greenberg '14 has been a leader in the development of the first youth homeless shelter serving young adults in the Harvard Square area. The youth homeless...