Phillips Brooks House welcomes first fellow

Harvard News Office

October 4, 2007

With its long tradition of service and community involvement, the Phillips Brooks House (PBH) — composed of the Phillips Brooks House Association, the student-run, public service organization, and the Harvard Public Service Network, which supports more than 45 student-led service groups — extended its scope last week as it welcomed the first Phillips Brooks House Fellow to campus.

The new program aims to connect students interested in social action directly with people who have devoted their lives to public service and civic engagement. Similar to the Wasserstein Public Interest Fellows program at the Harvard Law School, the PBH Fellowship invites exceptional individuals to the University for a discrete series of events that include panel discussions, lectures, and individual meetings with students.

The inaugural fellow is Dee Aker...(Full story)