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October 23, 2009
HUD secretary Shaun Donovan '87 (Engineering Sciences) shares his devotion to public service (Harvard Gazette)
It was a mini-reunion of sorts on Thursday (Oct. 22) as the U.S. Secretary for Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Shaun Donovan ‘87 participated in a discussion on public service with Harvard President Drew Faust.
As it happens, Faust’s first job after college was with HUD, representing local communities in Philadelphia. She said the work grew largely out of her exposure while in college to important issues of the 1960s, including civil rights, social justice and equality, poverty, and urban decay and blight.
“I wanted to see if I could make a difference in some way on these issues,” Faust said