In L.A., the watchword is Harvard
More than 350 Harvard alumni and friends gathered in Los Angeles last month to network with peers, hear from Harvard President Drew Faust and Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Dean Michael D. Smith, and take part in discussions on why creativity is so essential to living our best lives. Nearly a third of Harvard’s alumni on the West Coast settle in Los Angeles. Many of them came to the five-story Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for a taste of Cambridge during “Harvard in Los Angeles,” a daylong program presented by the Harvard Alumni Association, the Harvard College Fund, and the Harvard Club of Southern California. “Your Harvard” emphasis Faust opened the “Your Harvard” luncheon on March 8 by giving a campaign update and sharing part of her vision for the University’s future. The event was the second in the “Your Harvard” series, with additional events planned in other cities around the world throughout...