Help students get the most out of their experience at Harvard personally, academically and professionally!  

We are partnering with alumni and current students to participate in a measurable mentorship program dedicated to helping students build and execute personal, academic, and professional goals during their time at Harvard. Our mission is to ensure that every student has a plan for success that they are constantly

We are targeting Alumni looking to assist students in building and executing on measurable goals in one or all of our key focus areas.

Commitment

1 hour training session

1-3 month commitment

1.5 hour meeting once a week

Location

Is it a flexible time commitment? Yes.  

Is it helping students develop and attain measurable goals? Yes.  

Is it rewarding? Yes!

Want to be a mentor / mentee? Questions? Contact Ashtynn Baltimore, [email protected]

The Association of Black Harvard Women celebrated its 40th anniversary on March 27th and 28th.  The event featured incredible speakers, including For Harriet founder Kim Foster, The Daily Show correspondent Jessica Williams, and Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of History of Science and Professor of African and African American Studies Evelynn Hammonds. 

If you're interested in learning more about anniversary planning contact

Mandi Nyambi  at [email protected].  

The 2015 HBAS Phone-a-Thon Is Here!

Students admitted to the class of 2019 have received their acceptance letters, and we need your help to congratulate them! We will be calling students between now and Sunday, April 26th. If you're able to make welcome phone calls to Black students who have been admitted to Harvard College, please complete this survey to share your information with us. We greatly appreciate any time that you're able to give!!

Tanya Graham '06 and Paris Woods '06

HBAS Admissions Co-Chairs

• A record-low 5.3 percent of applicants were offered admission to Harvard College's Class of 2019. The pool of admitted students also represents small increases in diversity, with 13.3 percent and 12.1 percent of admitted students identifying as Latino and African American, respectively. Twenty-one percent of admitted students identify as Asian American, up from 19.7 percent last year. Two percent identify as Native American or Native Hawaiian.       

• Former Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick AB '78 will speak at Harvard's 364th Commencement on May 28.

• Former HBAS President Chris-Tia Donaldson AB '00, JD '03 has launched her Thank God It's Natural product line in Target stores nationwide. 

• Politico publishes article on Michelle Obama, Race, and the Ivy League.

• Henry Louis Gates, Jr. tells The Root what slave reparations have to do with Harvard Law School.

• The Harvard Gazette writes about the ripples across Harvard after Ferguson.