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VOTE
HARVARD
FORWARD
In the 1980s, alumni successfully ran petition candidates for the Harvard Board of Overseers to push Harvard to divest from apartheid-era South Africa and become more socially responsible.
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Over three decades later, alumni still want the same things from Harvard:
leadership & accountability in facing the biggest challenges of our time.
That's why we're building upon their legacy by working to elect 3 recent alumnae to the Board of Overseers, whose fresh perspectives and inspiring leadership will help move Harvard forward.
WHAT IS HARVARD FORWARD?
We're a campaign created by concerned alumni. We're working to elect three candidates to the Harvard Board of Overseers in 2021 on a platform that pushes Harvard to demonstrate bold leadership and live up to its ideals. This includes:
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Becoming a climate leader through divestment from fossil fuels, climate education and research, and on-campus sustainability initiatives.
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Tackling racial injustice through our educational programs, university-wide anti-racism initiatives, and divestment from the prison-industrial complex.
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Aligning our investments with our values by creating more transparent and robust socially responsible investment guidelines.
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Making our governance more inclusive by increasing representation of recent alumni and giving a voice to students, workers, and faculty.
MEET THE CANDIDATES
DR. YVETTE
EFEVBERA
Global Health &
Gender Specialist
Chan School of Public Health SM 2011 | SD 2018
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Seattle, WA
MEGAN
RED SHIRT-SHAW
Educator &
Higher Ed Researcher
Graduate School of Education EdM 2017
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Vermillion, SD
NATALIE
UNTERSTELL
Climate Policy &
Finance Expert
Kennedy School of Government MPA 2016
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2020 ELECTION VIDEO
"Why I Support Harvard Forward"
Hear what Harvard Forward supporters had to say about our campaign during last year's election. An updated video for 2021 is coming soon!
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DID YOU KNOW?
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Only 4 of the 30 members of the Board were students at any of Harvard's schools in the last decade. Of those, 3 were elected by Harvard Forward in 2020.
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Many notable Harvardians, including VP Al Gore, NRDC President Gina McCarthy, and 350.org founder Bill McKibben support Harvard Forward.
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Over 1,100 institutions, including Oxford, Cambridge, Brown, and Cornell, have committed to divesting from fossil fuels. Harvard isn't one of them.
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