Carrying the Harvard flag
At last fall’s Freshman Convocation, Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) President Catherine A. “Kate” Gellert ’93 did the math for her young audience. “There are more alumni than there are faculty and students,” she recalls saying, “so our alumni are in the best position to carry the Harvard flag out into the world beyond 02138. That’s why alumni are important. That’s why they matter to the University.” Gellert has proudly carried that flag as an alumna, especially during the past year as HAA president. Now in the final weeks of her tenure, she reflected on her service and the experiences that have energized and inspired her. “This year gave us the opportunity to get alumni engaged and informed about The Harvard Campaign,” she says. “For the HAA, the campaign spurred us to develop new ways to connect our alumni with the University and with one another. We launched HarvardX for Alumni and the...