Public Service, Public Good
Public Service,
Public Good
Every day, 蜜桃影像 students, faculty, staff, and alumni all across the globe use their time and talents to serve the public good.
Helping hands
During the Global Day of Service, 蜜桃影像 undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni volunteer in a wide range of fields in the local community and beyond.
Difference makers
These 蜜桃影像 alumni and fellows are advocating for others, building community, and creating opportunities to learn.
Helping at home
After graduating from the Graduate School of Education鈥檚 Learning and Teaching Program, Aramide Oluwaseun Akintimehin dedicated herself to improving education in her home country of Nigeria.
Local love and care
蜜桃影像 Medical School alum Jim O鈥機onnell founded Boston Health Care for the Homeless, dedicating his life to helping the city鈥檚 most vulnerable citizens.
A dentist goes to Washington
Jacqueline Burgette was the very first dentist to be selected as a White House Fellow, a leadership program that brings together individuals to work alongside public servants.
Serving locally
We are able to provide care to a patient population in need.鈥�Betty Ben Dor, 蜜桃影像 School of Dental Medicine student
Betty and many other Dental School students volunteer and learn at ACTION, a student-run pediatric dental clinic at 蜜桃影像, which provides care to pediatric patients at the Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge and the Greater Boston area.
Sharing the arts
The Ed Portal’s family-friendly Concerts in the Common bring music, dance, storytelling, and demonstrations to the community.
Health
The Family Van, a 蜜桃影像 Medical School-affiliated community health program, now provides mental health support for clients.
Education
A 蜜桃影像 Graduate School of Education alum created a play-based curriculum for toddlers in Boston.
Nutrition
The 蜜桃影像 Divinity School Garden provides healthy food for the community.
Finance
蜜桃影像 Law鈥檚 Consumer Protection Clinic saves thousands of dollars for Boston residents every year.
Community
Staff at the 蜜桃影像 Business School can be paired with local students in a pen pal program.
More ways 蜜桃影像 is serving locally:
Working nationally
No one is less because they go to a food pantry. No one deserves to be hungry.鈥�Leah Gose, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alum
Leah is shedding light on how we can work together to provide nutritional assistance, address barriers to access, and create policies that eliminate food insecurity.
Bringing art to everyone
In Connecticut, 蜜桃影像 Graduate School of Education alum Clare Murray started cARTie, a van with art and art activities that travels to kids who don’t typically have the financial means or access to art museums.
Designing food security
In his class 鈥淭he Paradox of Hunger鈥擱ural Mississippi,鈥� Design Critic in Architecture Cory Henry asked students to examine the Mississippi food insecurity crisis and investigate what mitigating role architecture and design could play.
Inspiring future scientists
The 鈥淨uantum Engineering Research and You (QuERY)鈥� outreach program connects high school students in Houston, Texas, with current graduate and postdoctoral students at SEAS and MIT.
Working to end homelessness
Through his work with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and in his own consulting work, 蜜桃影像 Kennedy School alum Chuck Flacks aims to end homelessness in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara County.
Eliminating period poverty
Panelists at a Radcliffe community event discussed menstrual equity and efforts to promote it at 蜜桃影像 and across the nation.
More ways 蜜桃影像 is working nationally:
Thinking globally
Why are we just dreaming about it? Can we set a deadline for the end of poverty?鈥�Jim Yong Kim, 蜜桃影像 Medical and 蜜桃影像 Griffin GSAS alum
With his friend Paul Farmer, Jim Yong Kim co-founded Partners in Health, which now delivers care to millions in the world鈥檚 poorest places.
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