Dear Alumni, Alumnae, and Friends:
Welcome
to the Harvard Black Alumni Society Website! Whether you are an
alumnus, current student, prospective student, member of the faculty or
a university administrator, we hope that you will find the information
contained herein useful. We invite you to explore the HBAS website and
to discover the numerous opportunities to get involved in our efforts
to build and strengthen the Harvard black alumni community.
The
Harvard Black Alumni Society was founded on March 7, 2002 by nine
alumni from Harvard College dedicated to the idea of building and
strengthening the Harvard black alumni community in Boston. Once a
small gathering of local alumni, HBAS has grown into a national
organization with operations in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles,
San Francisco, New York, and Washington D.C. In addition to hosting
events in various cities around the country for the purpose of bringing
alumni together for socializing and networking, we currently:
-
Coordinate the Black Alumni Mentoring Program which pairs a current
black undergraduate and/or recent alumnus with a mentor, usually an
older alumnus, in their professional field of interest
- Publish a monthly e-newsletter which features news and information of interest to black Harvard alumni;
- Collaborate
with student groups such as the Harvard Black Men's Forum to host
events, such as the 10th Annual Celebration of Black Women, where we
honored Phylicia Rashad, best known for her role as Claire Huxtable on
the Cosby Show, as Women of the Year;
- Sponsor
professional development and academic workshops for black
undergraduates on topics ranging from applying to law school to writing
a senior thesis;
- Work with the Office of Admissions
to organize an annual alumni phon-a-thon to contact all of the black
admitted students to Harvard College;
- Maintain a national list serv of 1800+ alumni, making it the largest online network of black ivy league graduates.
While
the past few years have been amazing for us, we have only
scratched the surface!! The potential for this organization is quite
awe-inspiring and we are amazed every time we think about the impact
our membership has had on the global community. Among our ranks are
CEOs of major corporations, general counsels of Fortune 500 companies,
leaders on Wall Street, prominent politicians, social advocates,
federal and state judges, academics in every discipline, successful
entrepreneurs, novelists and entertainers, and a host of other leaders
in their chosen fields.
Many
organizations are built on the belief that people united can achieve
great ends. HBAS is no different. We look to you, our friends,
families, acquaintances, classmates, colleagues, sponsors, and fellow
alumni to join and support us in this effort of community building.
The HBAS National Steering Committee
