Harvard Black Alumni Society

Mercedes Laing ’77 – Our Condolences

noemail@hbasonline.org — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:00:00 GMT

We regret to inform you of the recent passing of Mercedes Laing, AB ‘77, died of cancer Tuesday, June 17, in Northwestern Memorial Hospital. At the time of her death, Ms. Worked at the Chicago Public Schools after leaving the law firm of Holland & Knight in Chicago, where she was a partner. She joined the firm after working as urban issues director for the late U.S. Sen. Paul Simon, where she was responsible primarily for monitoring urban education and school reform and identifying ways the federal government can help local schools. Ms. Laing's sister is her only immediate survivor. To read more about the life of Ms. Laing, please visit http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/southsouthwest/chi-hed-laing-19-jun19,0,7433470.story.

24-Jun-08 2:00 PM

Recruiting at Harvard - The President Got It Wrong (Op-Ed)

noemail@hbasonline.org — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:00:00 GMT

By: Akiba Smith Francis 00, MBA 04 The President has disappointed me – Harvard’s President, that is. In her Baccalaureate address on June 3, 2008, President Faust raised the issue of why so many Harvard students take jobs in the fields of consulting and finance after graduation and why so many of them find that fact troublesome. She cited a Harvard Crimson survey indicating that the Class of 2007 reported that 58 percent of men and 43 percent of women entering the workforce chose consulting and finance and even this year, in challenging economic times, the overall figure is 39 percent. The President’s response to her students’ concern was: I find myself in some ways less interested in answering your question than in figuring out why you are posing it. If finance is indeed the rational choice, [ostensibly because it pays well] why do you keep raising this issue with me? Why does this seemingly rational choice strike a number of you as not understandable, as not entirely rational, as...

5-Jun-08 4:00 PM

HBAS Monthly 8-May-08

noemail@hbasonline.org — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:34:59 GMT

Welcome to the Harvard Black Alumni Society newsletter of upcoming events, articles, jobs and more from our membership. Calendar Events Articles Releases Calendar Events for 8-May-08 to 1-Aug-08 Black Mens Forum Annual Alumni Weekend Brunch Sponsor: Black Mens Forum Speakers Name: Day: Sun 11-May-08 12:00 PM Location: Society Coffee 2104 Fredrick Douglass Boulevard at 114th Street Harlem, NY ...

8-May-08 3:34 PM

David Rockefeller gives $100 million for Harvard Undergraduate Programs

noemail@hbasonline.org — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:00:00 GMT

David Rockefeller, a member of the Harvard College Class of 1936 and longtime University benefactor, has pledged $100 million to increase dramatically learning opportunities for Harvard undergraduates through international experiences and participation in the arts. Mr. Rockefellers is the largest gift from an alumnus in Harvards history. Harvard opened my eyes and my mind to the world, Mr. Rockefeller said. It was because of Harvards language requirement that I spent the summer of 1933 in Germany and saw firsthand the ominous rise of fascism. And it was at Harvard that I first studied art history. Harvard provided me with an intellectual framework to understand what I was seeing and experiencing that has stayed with me for my entire life. I have enjoyed working with President Faust in structuring this gift and I support her vision for Harvards future. In that context, I hope my gift will help enable future Harvard undergraduates to experience similar opportunities to learn about...

25-Apr-08 2:00 PM

Speaker at BSA Banquet Urges Attendees to Apply their Education to Social Change

noemail@hbasonline.org — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:00:00 GMT

Honoring social activist Robert Lewis, Jr. and actress Gabrielle Union for their dedication to community outreach, the Harvard Black Students Association (BSA) hosted the third annual Crimson and Black Banquet on Friday in Leverett Dining Hall.

Lewis, a vice president of the nonprofit Boston Foundation, and Union, a vocal spokeswoman about sexual assault, discussed social change at the event, which celebrated the Black community’s achievements in community service.

“We really wanted people to see that even beyond Harvard, they could continue to be active and could continue to impact the community,” said BSA Arts and Entertainment Chair Brittany J. Walker-Meade ’10.

The event hosted approximately 175 undegraduates, alumni, and members of the greater Boston community, according to Sarah Lockridge-Steckel ’09, president of BSA.

Union’s closing address focused on her experience as a teenage rape victim. In her speech, Union stressed the importance of using personal fortune to help others. She said that her celebrity status has enabled her to make an impact on the fight against sex crimes.

Many audience members said that Union’s most thought-provoking statement came when she encouraged them to use their Ivy League educations as instruments for social change.

“Ok. What else ya got?” Union asked of the many tables of Harvard students. Failing to use a Harvard degree to help others was tantamount to not receiving one, Union said.

Aisha J. Dennis ’08, who founded and organized the first Crimson and Black Banquet in 2006, echoed Union’s words. “I operate in the philosophy that ‘To whom much is given, much more is expected,’” Dennis said. “My hope in creating this event was to inspire more of my peers to go on to be leaders in the continued struggle of the global black community

17-Apr-08 6:00 PM

Deshaun Hill and Harvard Stephens Scholarship 2008 Recipients Announced

noemail@hbasonline.org — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:00:00 GMT

The Deshaun Hill and Harvard Stephens Scholarship Fund is proud to announce that it has awarded 2 inaugural scholarships of $1,000 to Jean Junior ’09 and Darryl Finkton ’10. This tremendous step forward was made possible by the help of the greater Harvard community – people like you – and beyond Jean, a pre-medical student who has spent time studying in South Africa, is a junior in Lowell House concentrating in Sociology. On track to be Phi Beta Kappa, she has a near-perfect G.P.A. Darryl, a sophomore in Quincy concentrating in Neurobiology, is an excellent student, active in the Cambridge community and also juggles a busy schedule as a standout on the varsity basketball team. Both are dedicated to giving back to our community and are tremendous students who received exceptionally glowing recommendations from their academic advisors and house administrators. Each, coincidentally, plans to pursue careers in medicine aimed at improving the lives of the poor. Deshaun Hill and...

17-Apr-08 6:00 PM

Board of Overseers/HAA Board of Directors Election

noemail@hbasonline.org — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:00:00 GMT

HBAS warmly encourages you to vote in the upcoming Harvard Board of Overseers and Harvard Alumni Association Board of Directors elections. Please take advantage of this chance to significantly impact the University's future by reading the candidates' biographies and exercising your right to vote. Results will be announced at the HAA’s annual meeting on June 8, Commencement day. All Harvard degree holders, except Corporation members and officers of instruction and government, may vote for candidates in the elections. The candidates for election can be viewe online at http://harvardmagazine.com/2008/03/vote-now.html. HBAS wishes all of the candidates the best of luck and much success.

17-Apr-08 6:00 PM

Kuumba Comes to Chicago Tomorrow

noemail@hbasonline.org — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:50:36 GMT

THE HARVARD CLUB OF CHICAGO invites you to a concert by THE KUUMBA SINGERS of Harvard University Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Program:6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Walter Payton College Prep High School 1034 N. Wells, Chicago (Parking:LOT on Hill Street between Wells and Orleans) Organized in 1970 as a channel through which black students could direct their creative energies, the Kuumba Singers is now entering its 38th year as both an...

24-Mar-08 9:50 AM

Evelynn Hammonds Appointed Dean of Harvard College

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:45:00 GMT

he Harvard Black Alumni Society has the great pleasure to announce that Evelynn M. Hammonds, the Universitys Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity and the Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and of African and African American Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, has agreed to take leadership as Dean of Harvard College. Evelynn exemplifies Harvards long-standing commitment to enhancing the already extraordinary educational experience of the remarkable students at the College. Hammonds has a distinguished record of service to Harvard University. In her position as Senior Vice Provost, she advises the Provost and President on faculty appointments and supports the recruitment and advancement of minorities and women. She also advises the Provost and President on issues related to the tenure process, reviews junior faculty and other term appointments, and oversees the administration of funds designated to facilitate appointments of...

5-Mar-08 11:45 AM

HBAS Atlanta Update

noemail@hbasonline.org — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Fresh off a very successful Kwanzaa celebration graciously hosted by Bill Alexander and Avarita Hanson, the Atlanta Chapter of HBAS is planning for an exciting new year. If you are interested in becoming involved with the local Atlanta chapter, please contact Meredith Bell-Platts at MEBB@hotmail.com We look forward to seeing you at these or other events this year. Cardinal & Crimson Mixer Please join the Atlanta Chapters of the Harvard Black Alumni Society and the Stanford Black Alumni Association, and Selena Cuffe (Stanford ’97, HBS ’03), President of Heritage Link Brands, for a Cardinal & Crimson Mixer on Thursday, February 21, 2008, at Rare Soul Tapas from 6 pm – 8 pm. Joining the mix will also be three black wine producers from South Africa, Beverly Farmer (Women in Wine), Vivian Kleynhans (African Roots), and Malmsey Rangaka (M’hudi Wines). Come and chill with old friends while making new ones (everyone is invited). Please RSVP (with number of guests) by February 19th. ...

12-Feb-08 3:00 PM

Gates To Edit Web Magazine on Black America

noemail@hbasonline.org — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:00:00 GMT

Professor Henry Louis Skip Gates, Jr. knows the feeling of talking politics in a black barbershop. People don’t say ‘this is left-wing,’ or ‘this is right-wing,’ they just say whatever comes to them, he said. Gates, who is the director of the W.E.B Du Bois Institute for African and African-American Research, said he wanted to channel this barbershop atmosphere in The Root, an online magazine he launched Monday. Geared towards blacks readers, The Root will create a forum for the political ideas of black America, which Gates said are typically oversimplified into a monolithic black point of view by mainstream media. Lynette Clemetson, managing editor of The Root, which is owned by The Washington Post Company, said the Internet’s fluidity will allow a multifaceted dimension of black thought in America to show itself. As an editor, when I’m approaching issues, I want to think about, how many ways can we come at this. If we’ve written from one perspective, can we can quickly...

3-Feb-08 9:00 PM

Out of Africa: Harvard’s African art deserves a permanent exhibit in the new Quincy Street museum

noemail@hbasonline.org — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:00:00 GMT

A recent student-made petition has brought to light the fact that Harvard art museums, while displaying an impressive collection of traditional Western art, have no permanent exhibitions of African art. The dearth in exhibits cannot be attributed to a dearth in African art itself—the Fogg and the Peabody museums are both home to several collections of African art that have remained in storage for years. The survey calls for a permanent African art gallery and condemns the archaic, racist views that are causing these collections to be ignored. As the Harvard University Art Museums move forward with their plans for the organization and development of new museums, we echo the survey’s call for a permanent gallery for African art, though we find the claim of archaic, racist views to be extravagant. While many of our peer institutions like Yale and Stanford have permanent exhibits, many structural considerations seem to have hampered the Harvard University Art Museums (HUAM). According...

3-Feb-08 8:00 PM

Happy New Year from HBAS

noemail@hbasonline.org — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:00:00 GMT

Happy New Year! We hope you are enjoying this joyous and proposerous season. Calendar Events Articles Calendar Events for 8-Jan-08 to 1-Apr-08 HLS Alumni Luncheon: - Julieanna Richardson and The HistoryMakers Sponsor: Harvard Law Society of Illinois Speakers Name: Julieanna Richardson, Public Historian, Founder, and Executive Director Day: Wed 9-Jan-08 12:00 PM Location: Jenner & Block LLP 330 N. Wabash, 40th Floor...

8-Jan-08 10:00 AM

HBAS Thanks Holiday Party Host/Hostesses

noemail@hbasonline.org — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:00:00 GMT

Special Thanks to Avarita Hanson ’75, Jim Alexander ’75 and Justin Alexander of Atlanta for hosting an HBAS Kwanzaa Celebration at their home. We also want to thank Chris-Tia Donaldson ’00 JD ’03 (Chicago), Allyson Hobbs ’97 (San Francisco), Ryan Sandrock ’97 (San Francisco) and Ronnetta Fagan ’94 (Houston) for hosting the HBAS holiday parties in their homes and Danice Woodley ’00 JD ‘05 (Los Angeles), Akiba Smith-Francis ’00, MBA ‘04 and LaTanya James ’99 (Washington D.C.) for organizing HBAS holiday festivities in their cities. For more information about sponsoring an HBAS Event, contact Raquel Lachman at raquel.lachman@gmail.com.

3-Jan-08 11:00 AM

Support the HBAS Annual Fund This Holiday Season

noemail@hbasonline.org — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:16:18 GMT

Support the HBAS Annual Fund This Holiday Season Please join your fellow alumni/ae in making a gift to the HBAS Annual Fund this year! Alumni donations to the Annual Fund make it possible to: award public service fellowships to students interested in pursuing careers in the public sector, maintain the HBAS website, coordinate the Black Alumni Mentoring Program, and host activities and events that bring alumni together for networking and fellowship. Making a gift before December 31 is easy! You can make your gift online by clicking here. You can also mail your contribution to: Harvard...

21-Dec-07 1:16 PM

HBAS Treasurer Wanted

noemail@hbasonline.org — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:00:00 GMT

The Harvard Black Alumni Society is in search of an enthusiastic alumnus interested in joining the HBAS National Steering Committee as HBAS Treasurer. The HBAS Treasurer is primarily responsible for maintaining the financial records of the organization. If you are interested in this position, please send your resume and a statement (250 words or less) stating your interest in the position to hbasboston@yahoo.com.

20-Dec-07 8:00 PM

Check Out Nancy Redd's Latest Book Body Drama at Barnes & Nobles

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:00:00 GMT

Check out Nancy Redd ’03 latest book BODY DRAMA: Real Girls, Real Bodies, Real Issues, Real Answers now available for purchase online at www.amazon.com. BODY DRAMA is the first-ever photographic health and body book for teenage girls, and it's a fun and easy way to obtain answers to the embarrassing and uncomfortable questions every woman has at some point. BODY DRAMA features frank photographs of a diverse array of women – no supermodels, no airbrushing, no kidding! For more information or to contact Nancy personally, please visit www.nancyredd.com.

20-Dec-07 10:00 AM

The Greater Debaters - Starring Voltaire Sterling HLS '05

noemail@hbasonline.org — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:00:00 GMT

Two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington recently hand-picked Voltaire Rico Sterling (HLS '05) and cast him in his first-ever film role, at the time without an agent or manager, as the debater " Otheree Hubbard" in the much anticipated feature film: The Great Debaters, which Denzel directed, stars-in, and produced along with Harpo Films, The Weinstein Company, Todd Black, Joe Roth, Kate Forte, and Oprah Winfrey. Inspired by a true story, The Great Debaters also stars Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker and chronicles the journey of Professor Melvin Tolson (Denzel), a brilliant but volatile debate team coach who uses the power of words to shape a group of underdog students from a small African American college in the deep south into a historically elite debate team. In their pursuit for excellence, Tolson's debate team receives a groundbreaking invitation to debate the Harvard Crimson, Harvard University's championship team. Notably, the championship debate was filmed on location in Sanders Theater at Harvard's Memorial Hall in July 2007, and is the first feature film to have been shot on campus in about 30 years (since Love Story during the 1970s). The Great Debaters will be released by MGM on December 25th. You can watch the trailer at: www.thegreatdebatersmovie.com

20-Dec-07 10:00 AM

HBAS Holiday Parties This Weekend - Please RSVP

noemail@hbasonline.org — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:45:45 GMT

Seasons Greetings! We hope you are enjoyinig this magnificent holiday season. Please see information about our upcoming holiday parties this weekend. Calendar Events Calendar Events for 12-Dec-07 to 1-Mar-08 Rejoice and Be Set Free Speakers Name: Day: Fri 14-Dec-07 8:00 PM Location: Memorial Church Harvard University One Harvard Yard Cambridge, MA 02138-6500 Summary: Rejoice and Be Set Free Presented By Kuumba Singers of Harvard College The Kuumba...

12-Dec-07 10:45 AM

Giving to HBAS this Holiday Season

noemail@hbasonline.org — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:27:35 GMT

Giving to HBAS Seasons Greetings!! We hope you are enjoying this magnificent holiday season. Each year a number of alumni and friends pledge their commitment to the Harvard Black Alumni Society’s future by making a donation to the HBAS Annual Fund. Alumni donations to the Annual Fund make it possible to: maintain the HBAS website, coordinate the Black Alumni Mentoring Program, provide prospective students with copies of the HBAS Guide to Applying to Harvard College, and host activities and events that bring alumni together for networking and fellowship. As we approach 2008, we are excited to establish the HBAS Public Service...

3-Dec-07 12:27 PM

HBAS Atlanta Holiday Celebration, please RSVP online

noemail@hbasonline.org — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:00:00 GMT

The Atlanta Chapter of the Harvard Black Alumni Society cordially invites you to attend

A Kwanzaa Celebration for the Harvard Family
Friday, December 28, 2007, 7 p.m.
At the Home of Bill Alexander (Class of 1975) & Avarita Hanson (Class of 1975)
(Parents of Justin H. Alexander '03)
220 Ellen Place
Atlanta, GA 30331

Spouses, children & friends are welcome.
Please feel free to bring a dish to share.
Please RSVP online at http://www.hbasonline.org/en/cev/?49 by December 21, 2007.

For more information, please contact Meredith Bell-Platts at MEBB@hotmail.com

20-Nov-07 1:00 PM

HBAS San Francisco Holiday Party

noemail@hbasonline.org — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:00:00 GMT

For more information about the HBAS San Francisco holiday party, please contact Akiba Smith Francis afrancis@post.harvard.edu or Allyson Hobbs at ahobbs@uchicago.edu

19-Nov-07 10:00 AM

HBAS Southern California Holiday Party

noemail@hbasonline.org — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:00:00 GMT

For more information about the HBAS Southern California holiday party, please contact Aaliyah Williams at anwill@post.harvard.edu

19-Nov-07 10:00 AM

Victoria Shannon Appointed HBAS Recruiting Chair

noemail@hbasonline.org — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:00:00 GMT

Victoria Shannon AB '03, JD '07 is a Memphis native and graduated, cum laude, from Harvard College and with an A.B. in Psychology in 2003. She participated in the inaugural class of the Harvard University Presidential Management Fellowship Program before attending Harvard Law School. Victoria has formerly served as a Resident Pre-Law Tutor in Pforzheimer (North) House and as the HBAS Student Affairs Chair. Victoria is currently an associate in the Real Estate group at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in San Francisco, where she specializes in bond and tax-credit financing for affordable housing and community development projects. She also specializes in matters involving American indian tribes. Her duties as the HBAS Recruiting Chair include organizing the annual Phone-a-Thon, recruiting alumni interviewers and compiling the upcoming "The HBAS Guide to Applying to Harvard College." Victoria can be reached at vshannon@post.harvard.edu.

18-Nov-07 4:00 PM

Africans, ‘Africanness,’ and the Soviets

noemail@hbasonline.org — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:00:00 GMT

It’s no secret that a century and a half after the Civil War, the United States still struggles to come to terms with the legacy of African slavery. Much less well known in this country is the fact that the Soviet Union, the ideological rival to the United States for much of the 20th century, had its own complicated involvement with Africa, African Americans, and the idea of Africanness. Maxim Matusevich, assistant professor of world history at Seton Hall University and a native of St. Petersburg, laid out an overview of the Soviet-African connection at the Barker Center on Nov. 7 in a lecture titled An Exotic Subversive: Africa, Africans, and ‘Africanness’ in Soviet Popular Culture and Imagination. The peoples of the East in general, and more specifically, Africans, played a special role in the formulation of an early Soviet identity, Matusevich explained. That identity, of course, stemmed from the Marxist-Leninist vision of the world predicated on class struggle and class...

18-Nov-07 3:00 PM

HBAS November Newsletter

noemail@hbasonline.org — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:54:29 GMT

Welcome to the Harvard Black Alumni Society newsletter of upcoming events, articles, jobs and more from our membership. Calendar Events Articles Calendar Events for 16-Nov-07 to 1-Feb-08 HBAS San Francisco Brunch Speakers Name: Day: Sun 18-Nov-07 12:00 PM Location: Cock-A-Doodle Cafe 719 Washington Oakland, CA Summary: Please join the Bay Area Harvard Black Alumni Society for brunch on Sunday,...

16-Nov-07 7:54 AM

HBAS Launched Public Service Fellowship

noemail@hbasonline.org — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT

HBAS is pleased to announce the creation of the HBAS Public Service Fellowship. The HBAS Public Service Fellowship will be awared annually to an alum and current student, who are committed to serving their community and have expressed an interest in pursuing service as a career. While this fellowship program is only one of several transformative initiatives, it is representative of HBAS’ mission to connect and support alumni in both their personal and communal endeavors. To make a donation to the Fellowship online, click here or mail your check made payable to the Harvard Black Alumni Society to:

Harvard Black Alumni Society
c/o Chris-Tia Donaldson
933 West Van Buren #415
Chicago, IL 60607

For more information, please contact Jason Young at jason.william.young@gmail.com.

16-Nov-07 7:00 AM

HBAS Applying to Business School Guide Now Available

noemail@hbasonline.org — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT

The Harvard Black Alumni Society (HBAS), announces the creation of its business school application guide. The guide was brought to us by mbaMission, a boutique consulting firm dedicated to maximizing candidates' changes of being admitted to the business school of their dreams. The guide is the second in a series of professional guides designed to help students and young alumni in their career development efforts. Please contact Akiba Smith-Francis at akiba@mbamission.com with any questions you might have.

16-Nov-07 7:00 AM

HBAS Chicago Holiday Party 12/15 - Please RSVP Online

noemail@hbasonline.org — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:11:42 GMT

The Harvard Black Alumni Society cordially invites you to attend A Holiday Party Saturday, December 15, 2006 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm At the Home of Chris-Tia Donaldson ’00, JD ‘03 933 West Van Buren #415 Chicago, IL 60607 Spouses are Welcome!! Please RSVP by December 8, 2007 online at http://hbasonline.org/en/cev/?44 Please feel free to bring your favorite wine or holiday dessert. For...

12-Nov-07 3:11 PM

HBAS Bay Area Brunch This Sunday - Please RSVP Online

noemail@hbasonline.org — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:04:12 GMT

HBAS Bay Area Brunch This Sunday Please join the Harvard Black Alumni Society of the Bay Area for brunch on Sunday, November 18 at noon at the Cock-A-Doodle Cafe, 719 Washington, in Oakland. The Cock-A-Doodle Cafe is located within walking distance of the 12th St/City Center BART station in Oakland. Please RSVP by Thursday, November 15 at http://www.hbasonline.org/en/cev/?45 so that we can finalize the reservation and feel free to pass this invitation along to other alums in the area. Cost: $20 - (please bring...

12-Nov-07 3:04 PM

Harvard Black Alumni Society Newsletter 25-Oct-07

noemail@hbasonline.org — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:06:43 GMT

Welcome to the Harvard Black Alumni Society newsletter of upcoming events, articles, jobs and more from our membership. Calendar Events Articles Calendar Events for 25-Oct-07 to 1-Jan-08 Harvard Club of Silicon Valley Happy Hour Speakers Name: Day: Fri 26-Oct-07 6:00 PM Location: Blue Chalk 630 Ramona Street Palo Alto, California Summary: ... Mapquest | Add to Calendar Posted by: Chris-Tia Donaldson ...

25-Oct-07 6:06 PM

HBAS Anniversary Dinner Postponed

noemail@hbasonline.org — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:00:00 GMT

The HBAS 5^th Anniversary Dinner scheduled to take place on Thursday, November 1, 2007 at the Harvard Club has been postponed. We are still excited about this event and look forward to providing you with further details about the new date. We apologize for any inconvenience. For more information about purchasing tickets or to make a donation to the HBAS Public Service Fellowship, please contact Jason Young at jason.william.young@gmail.com.

Over the past five years HBAS has constantly sought to evolve and better serve Harvard Black Alumni. The year 2007 has been pivotal in this evolution, as we strive to fulfill our mission of community building as never before. To this end we are proud to announce the HBAS Public Service Fellowship. This Fellowship, which will be presented at the dinner, aims to support the efforts of Harvard Black Alumni who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to serving their community and have expressed an interest in pursuing service as a career. HBAS will also provide summer public service fellowships to undergrads who have demonstrated similar passion. This fellowship program is only one of several transformative initiatives, but it is representative of HBAS's mission to connect and support alumni in both their personal and communal endeavors.

25-Oct-07 3:00 PM

HBAS Atlanta Physicians' Roundtable Postponed

noemail@hbasonline.org — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:15:00 GMT

The HBAS Atlanta Physicians' Roundtable, scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at Paschal's Restaurant, has been postponed. We are still excited about this event and look forward to providing you with further details about the new date. We apologize for any inconvenience.

25-Oct-07 5:15 AM

Harvard Club of Silicon Valley Happy Hour This Friday

noemail@hbasonline.org — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:53:14 GMT

Need a place to pre-party before trick-or-treating or making the rounds to all of your other Halloween parties? Join the Harvard Club of Silicon Valley on Friday, October 26th for a Halloween Happy Hour. Appetizers will be served along with all the candy corn, mini-M&Ms and Sugar Daddies that your teeth and waistline can handle!! Date: Friday, October 26th Time: 6-8pm Location: Blue Chalk, 630 Ramona St, Palo Alto To RSVP, please go to http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/hcsvactivities@gmail.com/happyhour . ...

23-Oct-07 4:53 PM

Alumni Interviewers Wanted

noemail@hbasonline.org — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT

The admissions season is upon us and we strongly encourage alumni to get involved in their local Schools and Scholarships Committee (SSC). The SSC works closely with the Admissions Office and is responsible for interviewing and recruiting prospective applicants for admission to Harvard College. In most cases, the time committment is minimal (e.g. 1-2 applicants/year). For more information, please contact Marcia Morgan at morgan3@fas.harvard.edu or 617-495-9802 to obtain the name of the Chair of your local SSC.

12-Oct-07 0:00 AM

HBAS San Francicso Update

noemail@hbasonline.org — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:00:00 GMT

We had a great turnout at the Limon Happy Hour on October 4, 2007. There were over 20 black alumni in attendance, including Stephen Watkins, AM '96 the President-Elect of the Harvard Club of San Francisco. If you know of any alumni living and/or working in the Bay area, please contact Akiba Smith Francis ’00, MBA ‘04 at afrancis@post.harvard.edu or Allyson Hobbs ’97 at ahobbs@uchicago.edu. We are also brainstorming future events, including a brunch in November and a holiday party in December. More details to come. In the meantime, if you have any questions or would like to get involved, please feel free to contact either Akiba or Allyson for more information.

11-Oct-07 11:00 PM

HBAS Atlanta Update

noemail@hbasonline.org — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Discussion of Gullah and Coastal Georgia's African American Cultures

HBAS Atlanta attended an engaging panel discussion last month on preserving and celebrating Georgia's Gullah and African American Coastal heritage. A special thank you is due to our own Craig Robinson, the Ossobaw Island Foundation, and Jacoby Development for inviting members to attend. Additional opportunities to further explore this topic, including a conference in Savannah in early 2008, will be discussed at future HBAS events. HBAS Atlanta 2007

Physicians' Roundtable -- October 27, 2007, 6 p.m., Paschal's, 180B Northside Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30313

Join us for a intriguing conversation on the current health care and insurance state of affairs. We will be discussing issues present in the Micheal Moore film 'Sicko' and more. We invite everyone to come and share with us your perspective and experiences, especially physicians from every field. If not for the discussion, please come and experience one of Atlanta's most historical restaurant known for its collard greens, peach cobbler, and its key role in the Civil Rights movement. Cost is $15 which includes food.

11-Oct-07 8:00 AM

Why Can't Harvard Be Free?

noemail@hbasonline.org — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT

In the spring of his senior year of high school, Marco A. Morales had to make a choice between a number of excellent schools. One was the historically elite and notoriously expensive Harvard, with its total cost per year surpassing $41,000 in 2007. Another was the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, where every accepted student is offered a scholarship that completely covers tuition. Morales, whose family would have been unable to pick up the tab for four years of college without financial aid, ultimately forwent the ivy-laden gates of Harvard Yard and now—surprisingly—pays more to attend tuition-free Olin than he would have had he come to Cambridge. For many the idea of a free private college education is a fantasy, as tuition rates around the country climb upwards at alarming speeds with no end to the rise in sight. According to Making Harvard Modern by Morton and Phyllis Keller, Harvard’s own tuition has skyrocketed from $2,600 in 1970 to $22,699 in 2000 and currently sits...

10-Oct-07 0:00 AM

Going Global: Harvard Stamps Abroad

noemail@hbasonline.org — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT

The sun never sets on the Harvard empire. In less than a decade, the University has burst beyond its Massachusetts home to establish academic outposts in over a dozen cities across the globe. The Veritas insignia now appears in such far-flung locales as Berlin, Dubai, and Santiago. But despite the enthusiasm for expansion abroad, an anxiety lingers that Harvard will find itself overextended—perhaps endangering its elite status. We don’t want to get into a situation like McDonald’s with a lot of subcontractors [where we] can’t control the quality, says Sultan of Oman Professor of International Relations Joseph S. Nye Jr, who was dean of the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) from 1995 to 2004. There are an infinite number of people who are inviting us to do that, Nye adds. And while many laud Harvard’s intellectual appetite for exposure to other cultures, some fear that Harvard’s efforts to facilitate international experiences could ultimately detract from the education...

10-Oct-07 0:00 AM

Former Duke President Becomes Quiet Corporation Leader

noemail@hbasonline.org — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT

When Nannerl O. Keohane joined the Harvard Corporation in 2005, one of the first things she did was ask for some reading material to help her understand her job. In typical Harvard fashion, the document she was given dated from the 17th century. Keohane, the past president of Duke University and Wellesley College, says that as a political scientist, she was thrilled to connect with more than 300 years of institutional leadership, but said that the incident spoke volumes about Harvard governance. Harvard is quite specifically Harvard, she says. The Corporation and the [Board of] Overseers is not quite the structure I was used to. Two years into her tenure, Keohane has not stopped trying to pin down the details of her job description. She has used her outsider’s perspective—she is the only Corporation member without a Harvard degree—and the tumultuous events of her tenure as an opportunity to parse Harvard’s system of governance—to learn its ins and outs, and how to best...

10-Oct-07 0:00 AM

Check Out HBAS on Facebook

noemail@hbasonline.org — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:15:00 GMT

If you are currently subscribed to Facebook.com, be sure to join the Harvard Black Alumni Society Facebook Group and see what your fellow black alumni are up to. You can do this easily by typing “Harvard Black Alumni Society” in the search field, clicking on “Harvard Black Alumni Society” in the results and then clicking on “Request to Join Group.”

26-Sep-07 5:15 PM

HBAS 5th Anniversary Dinner at Harvard Club of New York

noemail@hbasonline.org — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:15:00 GMT

On November 1, 2007, the Harvard Black Alumni Society will celebrate its 5^th Anniversary at the Harvard Club of New York. In honor of this landmark occasion, BAS will be awarding the first HBAS Public Service Fellowship to an alum and current student, who are committed to serving their community and have expressed an interest in pursuing service as a career. While this fellowship program is only one of several transformative initiatives, it is representative of HBAS’ mission to connect and support alumni in both their personal and communal endeavors and embodies the theme of the evening: “Celebrating a Legacy of Achievement: Honoring our Commitment to Collective Service.” To make a donation to the Fellowship or purchase tickets to the dinner, please contact Jason Young at jason.william.young@gmail.com or click http://hbasonline.org/en/cev/?32.

26-Sep-07 5:15 PM

For Alums Justice Served Online

noemail@hbasonline.org — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:00:00 GMT

More than 4,000 Harvard alumni will join the roughly 1,000 undergraduates enrolled in Moral Reasoning 22, Justice, this fall, making the class the first College course available to alumni via online video streaming. Alumni will watch 24 hour-long lectures given by Bass Professor of Government Michael J. Sandel in fall 2005, the last time the course was offered, and they can discuss the course through blogs specially set up for alumni. Sandel will also hold a two-hour long virtual office hour session, according to Justice Online, the Harvard Alumni Association’s Web site for the course. Twenty-one participating Harvard Clubs—from Shanghai to northeast Ohio—will also hold monthly discussion groups for alumni to talk about the course reading. Sandel, who has taught more than 12,000 students in his years offering Justice, wrote in an e-mailed statement that he intends to hold a video-linked class discussion with undergraduates and alumni taking the class this fall. If the...

26-Sep-07 5:00 PM

Ceremony to Kick Off Faust Tenure

noemail@hbasonline.org — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:00:00 GMT

Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78, and a host of Harvard luminaries are set to speak at Drew G. Faust’s inauguration ceremony next month, the event that will formally install Harvard’s 28th president. The two-day celebration, which includes musical performances and symposia and culminates with Faust’s installation, will feature not only renowned figures, but also Faust’s longtime friends and family members, including nine former teachers dating back to her days in elementary school in Virginia. Faust was appointed in February and has been managing the University since July 1. These ceremonies, which will be held on Oct. 11 and 12, are a formal University-wide kickoff to her presidency. I’m slightly terrified, Faust said yesterday, adding that she invited her former teachers to walk in the procession because it would be a nice way to honor teaching by honoring them. University Marshal Jackie A. O’Neill, who is in charge of organizing the event,...

26-Sep-07 5:00 PM

1969 Still A Memory: Student Activism Spikes, but Remains A Reflection of the Times

noemail@hbasonline.org — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:00:00 GMT

No processed food. No alcohol. Nothing unnatural for the body. The 11 students who planned to participate in a new phase of a campaign targeting Harvard’s treatment of its security guards did not neglect to prepare. Drawing upon consultations with University Health Services doctors and fellow student activists from around the nation, the dissenters began a regimen of denial even before their chosen mode of protest—a hunger strike—kicked off. After nine days of asceticism that saw two participants hospitalized and no movement by the University on the protesters’ main demand—that Harvard get involved in negotiations with the guards’ contractor—the preparation almost seemed worth it. Despite the health problems and the absence of a full victory, the strike became a defining action in a year that Undergraduate Council President Ryan A. Petersen ’08 says was characterized by a greater air of student activism on campus in general. What we’re seeing here is an upsurge. We’re seeing...

26-Sep-07 5:00 PM

HBS Unveils New MBA Track

noemail@hbasonline.org — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:00:00 GMT

Harvard Business School (HBS) unveiled an admissions program yesterday that will accept applications from current college juniors starting this spring for enrollment in the HBS Class of 2013. The school is promoting the program, which will begin this spring, as a way to attract undergraduates with backgrounds in the natural sciences or liberal arts who would not normally pursue a master’s in business administration. Our hope is to really broaden the base of undergraduates who consider a future career in business, said Andrea L. Kimmel, who directs the program. The 2+2 track, named for its schedule of spending two years in the workplace, followed by the two-year MBA curriculum, differs significantly from the experience afforded to most HBS students, who come to the program with more workplace experience. Currently, HBS admits roughly 20 graduating seniors a year to its MBA program, and also requires two years in the workplace before matriculation. Kimmel said HBS plans...

26-Sep-07 4:00 PM