“We created the Harvard Foundation award to represent the whole University, and the new diversity of Harvard,” he said. “The point of those performers are to enlighten students about the different cultures and also celebrate the diversity.”
—Staff writer Fatima Mirza can be reached at fmirza@college.harvard.edu.
—Staff writer Mercer R. Cook can be reached at mcook@college.harvard.edu.
This article has been revised to reflect the following clarification:
CLARIFICATION: Feb. 14, 2011.
An earlier version of this article said that the purpose of John Legend's charitable effort, the Show Me Campaign, is to raise money for the Mbola community in Tanzania. While the organization does raise money for the Mbola community, it is also engaged in efforts to fight poverty and increase access to education throughout Africa and in the United States.