Christine Heenan named Harvard VP for Government, Community and Public Affairs

Christine Heenan named Harvard VP for Government, Community and Public Affairs — The Harvard University Gazette

Ms. Heenan will replace Alan Stone in a position where she will greatly be able to influence Harvard's relationship with its Allston neighbors. In addition to being founder and president of the Clarendon Group she served as Communications Director for the Hillary Clinton for President campaign earlier this year.

Many people have suggested that a meaningful, mutually beneficial partnership with Harvard could focus on improving elementary and high school education in Allston. So it is a pleasant coincidence that, according to this profile in Rhode Island Monthly, Ms. Heenan has a deep interest in urban education and would "love to be directly involved in the motivating and educating of kids."
Posted by Harry Mattison on 7/15/2008 01:50:00 PM

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous4:01 PM

    Harvard is an elite and prestigious institution. They have zero interest in anything to do with the typical social class that comprises Allston.

    If you think they're going to improve existing schools or create a public one on par with the types of high schools they accept from (BBN, Hunter, Stuyvesant, Horace Mann, etc) you're delusional.

    They want nothing to do with scrubby Allston kids and residents, and they're not all that big on integration in the local community when they know they can just buy it and have it conform to their standards, populated by people from their class.

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