Alumni & Friends
Get Involved
Give to HGSE
Impact future learners and improve education with your gift to HGSE. You can donate online right now, or explore our Giving to HGSE page to learn about different opportunities to give.
Alumni.Harvard Website
Access the Alumni Directory, Crimson Compass professional networking, establish post.harvard email forwarding, and update your contact information. Register here, or look up your user id and password. If you are still experiencing trouble with Alumni.Harvard, you can visit their Help page, or call 617-496-0559.
Network Online
Alumni can now become a fan of HGSE on Facebook. Alumni are also encouraged to join the HGSE Alumni/ae group on LinkedIn. Even if you update your profile in LinkedIn, please be sure to keep your Alumni.Harvard information up to date. This will enable you to receive event invitations, publications, and keep connected with HGSE.
Student-Alumni Mentoring Initiative (SAMI)
The Student-Alumni Mentoring Initiative strives to accomplish varying goals related to the establishment of mutually beneficial mentoring relationships among participants. The program requires students and local, Boston-based alumni to meet formally and informally throughout the academic year and the Alumni Relations office facilitates four structured opportunities for SAMI participants to meet on Appian Way.
Alumni Referrals to HGSE
Do you know of an excellent candidate to apply to HGSE? Use this quick, easy form to recommend potential students to our Admissions Office.
Alumni Admissions Ambassador Program
Alumni play a critical role in HGSE recruitment efforts by identifying prospective candidates and sharing their experiences and insights. If you are interested in getting involved in outreach, the Admissions Office invites you to volunteer for the Alumni Admissions Ambassador Program (AAAP).
Please contact Natalie Van Kleef, Assistant Director of Admissions, for more information.
Crimson Compass
A university-wide comprehensive networking tool, Crimson Compass provides students and alumni with detailed career resources and information directly from the Harvard alumni community. It is accessed through www.alumni.harvard.edu. Alumni participation is voluntary, so we strongly encourage you to create a profile and browse your colleagues profiles in order to learn about various career options and foster collaborative connections.
If you are not registered, register now!
Host an HGSE Student Intern
Hiring an intern can be a great way to connect with students and HGSE. The Field Experience Program is a unique for-credit internship program that will give you the opportunity to mentor a student, reconnect with current research and theory, and bring new ideas and experience to your organization. As part of the experience, we invite all FEP intern supervisors to a seminar a nice opportunity to be back on campus and meet with students along with other employers hosting interns. To learn how to post an internship or participate in our annual Internship Expo, please visit the employer section of the FEP site.
Share Your Ideas
We are always brainstorming new ways to engage our alumni community. In the current economic climate, we are esepcially interested in creative and low-cost options. If you would like to collaborate with our office on developing a unique event or networking idea, please contact us at 617-496-6305, or email us.
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