Above and beyond
They do everything from serving guests in the Harvard Faculty Club with grace to caring for a colony of 200 marmosets used in research. They help ensure that at-risk high school students follow through on their college goals, and they turn an office courtyard into a vibrant garden of medicinal herbs. They oversee vital resources like major gifts that provide financial aid for hundreds of Harvard College students each year, and they also watch over that most coveted asset, parking. They are the 64 unsung staffers from across the University who were named the “2014 Harvard Heroes” for their special expertise, leadership, and dedication to keeping Harvard humming. President Drew Faust, along with senior leaders from various Schools and departments, led a raucous celebration of these exemplary employees and their accomplishments at Sanders Theatre Thursday afternoon. Faust called it one of her favorite days of the year. “Thank you, Harvard Heroes, for...