For the second year in a row, a slate of candidates backed by Harvard Forward â a student and alumni organization working to call attention to climate action and racial justice issues within the Universityâs governance boards â will appear on the election ballot for the Board of Overseers, Harvard Forward announced Monday.
The candidates nominated by petition for the Board of Overseers â the Universityâs second-highest governing body â include global health and gender specialist Yvette O. Efevbera, Indigenous activist Megan H. Red Shirt-Shaw, and Brazilian climate policy expert Natalie Unterstell.
In order to secure spots on the election ballot as petition candidates, the three needed to garner at least 2,987 signatures â one percent of eligible voters â by Feb. 3. They will now contend with the eight candidates put forward by Harvard Alumni Associationâs Nominating Committee in the Board election, which will take place from April 1 to M
Following the successful election of three candidates last year, Harvard Forward is again vying for seats on the Board of Overseers, the Universityâs second-highest governing body.
Harvard Forward â a student and alumni organization working to call attention to climate action and racial justice issues within the Universityâs governance boards â announced on Nov. 17 that its 2021 slate of candidates includes three Harvard alumni: Yvette O. Efevbera, Megan H. Red Shirt-Shaw, and Natalie Unterstell.
The Harvard Alumni Association Nominating Committee announced on Jan. 12 eight nominees who will appear on the ballot. The eight nominations do not include the three candidates Harvard Forward proposed this year.
Harvard announced the candidates nominated for positions on the Board of Overseers â the Universityâs second-highest governing body â and for elected directorships in the Harvard Alumni Association on Tuesday.
The Board of Overseers is responsible for providing input on decisions about the direction of the University, advising top Harvard administrators, and approving certain actions by the Universityâs highest governing board, the Harvard Corporation. Its members serve six-year terms.
The eight Harvard alumni contending for the five anticipated vacancies on the Board work in a wide array of professional fields and live in the United States, Canada, and Spain. They are: Oncology Impact Fund managing director and Burrage Capital founder Christiana G. Bardon; United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance Mark J. Carney â87; Principal and Director of Business Development at HOK Group Kimberly N. Dowdell; Robert Morris University President Christo