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Former Governor Peter Shumlin

August 29, 2019
The former 3-term governor of Vermont, Peter Shumlin, visited Wadsworth House on his first day of an 8-week fellowship at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. During his time at Harvard, Governor Shumlin will teach a weekly Health Policy and Management course to graduate students, hold weekly office hours, participate as a featured speaker on the Voices in Leadership series, and serve as a guest lecturer in other courses. He is pictured below with Pauline Barr, Senior... Read more about Former Governor Peter Shumlin
West Virginia delegation at the John Harvard statue in Harvard Yard

Delegation from West Virginia

April 22, 2019

West Virginia's Secretary of State Mac Warner led a delegation of senior officials from the Office of the Governor and from West Virginia University for a multi-day visit to Harvard. The goal of this visit was to connect with Harvard students who may have an interest in helping to develop solutions to some of West Virginia's most pressing public policy and economic development issues. 

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Senior Leadership Fellow Jeffrey Sanchez

February 5, 2019

Former Massachusetts State Representative Jeffrey Sanchez (MPA '11) visited Wadsworth House near the start of his term as a Senior Leadership Fellow at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health.

Jeff Sanchez with Margot Gill in the Wadsworth House parlor

Parents enjoy the photo gallery in the Wadsworth House corridor

First Year Family Weekend Open House at Wadsworth House

November 2, 2018
The Office of the University Marshal hosted an open house at Wadsworth House as part of First Year Family Weekend. Parents, siblings, and grandparents enjoyed the opportunity to see inside one of Harvard's oldest buildings, hear a bit about the history of Harvard, and to learn about Commencement. Photos courtesy of Martha Stewart, http://marthapix.com/ 

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Margot Gill in conversation with Mayor Cruz in the Wadsworth House parlor

Carmen Yulín Cruz, Mayor of San Juan

October 26, 2018
The Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Carmen Yulín Cruz, received the 2018 Robert Coles "Call to Service" Award from the Philips Brooks House Association. Prior to the event at Memorial Church, she came to Wadsworth House with PBHA Executive Director Maria Dominguez Gray, Nonprofit Management Fellow Michael Leonard, and three undergraduate students. After a lively conversation with Interim Marshal Margot Gill, Mayor Cruz signed the university guest book. 
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Solange Knowles, Harvard Foundation Artist of the Year, March 2018

March 3, 2018
Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter Solange Knowles visited Harvard in March 2018 to receive the Harvard Foundation's Artist of the Year award at its annual Cultural Rhythms celebration. The Marshal's Office arranged for her to sign the university guest book prior to taking the stage at Sanders Theater. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/03/harvard-foundation-honors-solange-as-artist-of-the-year/
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Spring 2018 Institute of Politics Fellows

February 6, 2018
The Marshal's Office welcomed the six Spring 2018 resident fellows of the Institute of Politics (IOP) at Wadsworth House during their orientation week. The fellows include: Adam Conner, technology and politics expert; Ed Gillespie, former Republican National Committee chairman; Fred Hochberg, former Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the US; Betsy Hodges, former mayor of Minneapolis; Scott Jennings, CNN political commentator; and Symone Sanders, former press secretary for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign.

For more than half a century, Fellows participating in the...

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Fall 2017 Institute of Politics Fellows

September 8, 2017
The Fall 2017 Institute of Politics Fellows visited Wadsworth House as part of their orientation to Harvard. In the photo below are (left to right): Emily Hall, undergraduate IOP student liaison; Karen Finney, senior advisor and spokesperson for the Hillary Clinton campaign; Dan Balz, chief correspondent at The Washington Post; Sally Jewell, former US Secretary of the Interior; Jackie O'Neill, University Marshal; Jason Chaffetz, former US Congressman (R-UT); and... Read more about Fall 2017 Institute of Politics Fellows