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As institutions scramble for funding, and binge-watching supplants reading, ClassACT HR73 has launched its newest focus group on culture.

To begin the conversation, we're proud to present “Culture Counts: The Arts and Humanities in Our Time.”

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Culture Counts: The Arts and Humanities in Our Time
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December 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
To begin the conversation about what the humanities and arts mean in a time when tech lords and influencers seem to talk over us all, the committee will present the online forum “Culture Counts: The Arts and Humanities in Our Time.”

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ClassACT HR73 - Culture Counts: The Arts and Humanities in Our Time
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December 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Our Chair, Marion Dry, provides an update on what's next for the ClassACT movement. buff.ly/bgjIIs5
December 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Did you know that if you make a “Qualified Charitable Distribution” from your retirement plan it will
1) Count towards your Required Minimum Distributions
2) Go straight to the charity you designate
3) Not require you to pay any taxes on the distribution?
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December 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
In eleven months since he was inaugurated, this Administration has beat a path to undo over 50 years of environmental law originally established not only to protect nature, but to protect the citizens of the United States and the world.

Read more at our latest ClassACTion Alert: buff.ly/JyixmHR
December 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Starting now! Join us, or follow along here for updates.
Join us as Michael Schechtman '73, PhD, Cornell University and Former Biotechnology Coordinator at the United States Department of Agriculture, will discuss the issues intersecting biotechnology, food imperatives and the global agricultural trade.
December 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
According to the new "About This Account" featured on X, many X accounts spreading political disinformation and stoking polarization in the US originate outside the country.

Via @rollingstone.com
X's Top MAGA Trolls Revealed to Be Foreign Accounts
Elon Musk's X hosts large troll accounts that purport to be American voters who back Trump, but many of them are living in Asia, Africa, and Europe.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
How does the @nytimes.com deal with rising authoritarianism and disinformation?

“We have broken multiple major stories on his campaign of retribution against perceived enemies and his upending of norms in the judicial system.”—Joseph Kahn
Your Questions, Complaints and Feedback for Our Editor, Joe Kahn
How does The New York Times cover the fire hose of news from the Trump administration? What journalistic principles drive that coverage?
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December 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Starting now! Join us or follow along in this thread!
Just one hour until Dr. Ron Dieckmann, Harvard ’73 and Dr. Marjorie (Margie) Hogan, discuss the crises, confusion and calamities in low-resourced health systems due to the withdrawal of US AID and how Kids Care Everywhere is working to help.
ClassACT HR73 - Meet Our Bridges: Kids Care Everywhere
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December 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Just one hour until Dr. Ron Dieckmann, Harvard ’73 and Dr. Marjorie (Margie) Hogan, discuss the crises, confusion and calamities in low-resourced health systems due to the withdrawal of US AID and how Kids Care Everywhere is working to help.
ClassACT HR73 - Meet Our Bridges: Kids Care Everywhere
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December 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Today is the LAST day to donate to Ole & Nu Style Fellas Social Aide & Pleasure Club's Coat Drive.

The Club serves the people of the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans. Kids in New Orleans need coats this winter more than ever!

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December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The abrupt withdrawal of US Agency for International Development (USAID) funds earlier this year has led to crises, confusion and calamities in low-resourced health systems. In response, our Bridge Project, Kids Care Everywhere, has increased trainings and distributions of state-of-the-art software.
December 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Tonight! Dr. Ron Dieckmann and Dr. Marjorie Hogan will discuss the crises, confusion and calamities in low-resourced health systems, precipitated by the abrupt withdrawal of USAID, how KidsCareEverywhere is adapting to help, and how you can be a part of their efforts!

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December 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Don't forget: our Bridge Project, The Ole & Nu Style Fellas Social Aide & Pleasure Club is running their annual coat drive. Please donate by Tuesday, December 9th!
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December 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The time has come to protect the First Amendment and our democracy. The committee will be writing articles, putting on programming, and working on internal projects with this goal in mind.

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December 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The ClassACT HR73 Environment & Climate Change Working Group has identified pressing issues where we and our classmates can defend the integrity of science and the laws addressing climate change, biodiversity, and environmental protection.

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December 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It's not too late to change the world!

ClassACT HR73, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded by members of the Harvard-Radcliffe Class of 1973, with a goal to address important problems.

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December 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Did you know? Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday. Created in 2012, GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity.

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December 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This article in The Bulwark sheds more light on a topic our panelists discussed in "The Changing Role of the US Military," our recent #ClassACTHR73Forum.
What Americans Should Understand About the Military Disobeying Illegal Orders
And why it matters there are two military oaths.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Did you miss our last #ClassACTHR73Forum? You can watch the full thing now on YouTube. Or, check out our highlights video!
#ClassACTHR73Forum: The Changing Role of the US Military
The US military has historically been seen as an apolitical force committed to defending the Constitution, whatever party holds Congress and/or the White Hou...
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November 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Join ImpACT ‘75 on 12/4 7:00 ET for "Creating New Pathways to More Effective Democratic Action in Low-Income Communities” featuring Dan Rothstein ’77 and Naomi Campbell, HLS '17, from The Right Question Institute.

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Creating New Pathways to More Effective Democratic Action in Low-Income Communities
Dan Rothstein ’77 and Naomi Campbell, HLS '17, from The Right Question Institute (RQI, Home - Right Question Institute) will discuss their work on a new book, “Share the Power of Questions” that offers a concrete strategy for how direct service workers, educators, legal aid attorneys, social workers, case managers, organizers and community volunteers are overlooked resources for fostering agency and building self-advocacy skills in low-income communities.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
From ClassACT HR85: Nat Keohane recently joined the Harvard Board of Overseers believing that “Harvard can play a unique, powerful role in addressing climate change.” He believes that alumni voices matter. Come and share with Nat what YOU think Harvard should do on climate action.
A Harvard Alumni Climate Action Town Hall With Nathaniel Keohane, Hosted By ClassACT HR85
Join ClassACT HR85 to speak with new Harvard Board of Overseers Member NATHANIEL KEOHANE about what YOU think Harvard should do on climate action.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Our 8th Benazir Bhutto Fellow, Tahsina Nasrin of Bangladesh, is focusing on development policy, leadership and negotiation, global governance, climate policy and the integration of generative AI into public sector innovation.
Please take time to watch this short interview with her:
2025-26 BBLP Fellow Tahsina Nasrin, In Her Own Words
We are proud to announce we announced ClassACT HR73’s 8th Benazir Bhutto Fellow, Tahsina Nasrin of Bangladesh. Tahsina is a career civil servant and diplomat with over 12 years of experience in…
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November 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
In this month of thanksgiving, we are buoyed by alumni in other classes and organizations who are engaging in efforts to share their knowledge and expertise to foster a better world. Close to 20 classes now have their own versions of ClassACT.

See what they are doing:
Multi-Class
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November 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
During this month, traditionally focused on blessings and gratitude, we offer profound thanks for the accomplishments of our classmates and others on behalf of ClassACT HR73.

We invite you to click on the timeline link here to quickly see their impact.
Impact and Accomplishments
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November 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM