Donovan also credits Harvard with pushing him beyond his comfort level. One of his professors once said, “Teaching calls us to be more than we think we can be,” Donovan recalled.
The quote describes “what the Harvard experience can be and should be. For me, it taught me to be more than I thought I could be and it inspired me to work in service,” Donovan added.
COMING BACK
Returning to Harvard 25 years later, Donovan is particularly excited to see the people he’s lost touch with.
“One of the fun things about going back is coming across, bumping into someone, that I hadn’t seen in a long time and hearing about the incredible adventures we’ve had,” Donovan said.
And others are looking forward to catching up with Donovan.
“He’s always been very intelligent, very much concerned with how others are doing. He’s very even tempered,” William E.S. Cleveland ’87 said. “I’m really looking forward to seeing him.”
—Staff writer Laya Anasu can be reached at layaanasu@college.harvard.edu.