Our Initiatives

Community and Campus Life at Harvard offers a range of programs and initiatives for students, faculty, staff, researchers, and alumni to learn, engage in dialogue, and foster community.

Community members observe HCLIF-funded *ON DISPLAY HARVARD*, a performance commemorating International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Three male members of the Harvard community posing for a photo with Sasha, the HUPD community engagement dog.

At Harvard, everyone plays a role in creating a community where all can thrive.

Whether you’re attending an annual event, joining a community conversation, or applying to fund a project that advances the University’s values, there’s a place for you to get involved, learn, and thrive.

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Harvard Culture Lab Innovation Fund

The Culture Lab Innovation Fund (CLIF) is an incubator for cutting-edge ideas that advance a culture of mutual respect and full participation at Harvard. If you have an idea for a project that fosters and supports community, subscribe to learn more.

Read about the 2024-2025 awardees

The Pulse Survey

2024 Pulse Survey results found a strong sense of belonging among community members, but lower levels of comfort sharing opinions and forming relationships across differences.

Read more about Pulse

Panelists in discussion at the 2024 Community Dialogue, "Being a Good Neighbor." — Chief Community and Campus Life Officer Sherri Ann Charleston (far left) moderates the What it Means to Be a Good Neighbor dialogue with Harvard chaplains.

Community Dialogues

Community Dialogues is a University-wide series that brings together experts from different viewpoints to discuss critical issues in productive ways and model dialogue across difference.

Read about Harvard Dialogues

Noah Feldman and Randall Kennedy answer questions from community members during an event.

Building Bridges Fund

Building Bridges funds projects focused on building community across faiths, cultures, and backgrounds.

Read about Building Bridges projects

Event Spotlight

Welcome to Harvard

To kick-off the new academic year, schools and offices partnered with Community and Campus Life to host a Welcome to Harvard Block Party in August. Everyone— whether arriving at Harvard for the first time or having been a part of our community for years—was invited to discover resources and celebrate together.

Information tables from offices and centers across campus, including from Counseling and Mental Health Services and Interfaith Engagement, Information Technology, and University Disability Resources to name just a few. Attendees enjoyed lawn games, personalized crafts, and international snacks, and took home a souvenir picture from the photo booth.

Community News

Two Harvard community members in conversation looking at a laptop

Funding available for student-led projects promoting dialogue

PBBF seeks to fund projects that foster a culture of pluralism on campus and enable students to develop the skills necessary to respect, relate, and cooperate across difference.

Read more about the Building Bridges Fund

portraits of four Harvard College students impacted by removing financial barriers for tuition.

Excellence unleashed

Removing financial barriers speeds four students on paths to making difference in public service, education and medicine.

Food for Thought

‘Our Harvard’ brings students together to tackle tough issues