Dear Members of the Harvard Chan School Community, I write to share news that Katie Hope will be stepping down early next year as Executive Dean for Administration. Her departure will be a major loss for the School, but we are so grateful for all her tremendous contributions — and we know she will enjoy … Continue reading “Leadership Announcement”
Dear Members of the Harvard Chan School Community, I write to share the news that Mary T. Bassett, director of Harvard’s FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, will be taking a leave of absence from Harvard Chan School starting December 1 to assume the position of commissioner of health of the State of New … Continue reading “Mary Bassett and Leadership of FXB Center”
Dear Members of the Harvard Chan School Community, Greetings, and welcome back! This semester feels especially meaningful, as we’re not only beginning a new academic year, but a new chapter for our school, after so many months spent apart. I’m filled with an even deeper appreciation for how our community has come together and adapted … Continue reading “Welcome Back from Dean Williams”
Dear Members of the Harvard Chan School Community, I write to you today as we witness extremely disturbing events on the world stage. In Afghanistan, crowds of people converged on the Kabul airport in a desperate effort to escape the country, now under Taliban rule as the U.S. withdraws its troops. As these chaotic scenes … Continue reading “Disturbing international events”
Dear Members of the Harvard Chan Community: After more than a year of disruption, devastation and loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are finally beginning to see signs of hope here in the United States. Nationally, death counts have dropped from 3,000 per day to roughly 700. Average daily cases are declining and more … Continue reading “The pandemic’s devastation continues”
Dear Members of the Harvard Chan School Community, When George Floyd was killed last year, our School community grieved the tragic loss of yet another Black American at the hands of police. We joined millions of protesters around the world in declaring that Black Lives Matter. And we felt the urgency and the weight of … Continue reading “Verdict in Minneapolis”
Dear Members of the Harvard Chan School Community, After more than a year of working and learning remotely, being away from friends and colleagues, and existing in a constant state of uncertainty, we are all more than ready for our lives to return to something resembling normal. With the rollout of vaccines across the country, … Continue reading “Return-to-campus planning”
Dear Members of the Harvard Chan School Community, We were shocked and deeply saddened by news of the fatal shootings yesterday of eight people in the Atlanta area. Six of the victims were women of Asian descent. Authorities are still investigating whether these murders were racially motivated. But these murders come at an extremely difficult … Continue reading “Yesterday’s shootings in Georgia”
Dear Members of the Harvard Chan School Community, We write as we are all facing some grim milestones: more than 500,000 people dead from COVID-19 in the U.S. and more than 2.5 million worldwide, and an entire year of working, teaching, and learning remotely. This was certainly not how we imagined our lives would be … Continue reading “Reflection Wall”
Dear Members of the Harvard Chan School Community, I hope you have had a chance to read President Larry Bacow’s message from last Friday about this year’s Harvard Commencement, which will once again be a virtual event. As President Bacow mentioned, this decision was made to ensure public health and safety. For that same reason, … Continue reading “Graduation”
