Boston
Harvard’s Mayor: The ‘Foundational’ College Experience That Shaped Michelle Wu ’07
A daughter of Taiwanese immigrants born on Chicago’s South Side, Wu had never truly been away from her family before coming to Cambridge in August 2003. Her entire family — including her parents, and her three siblings — made the nearly 1,000 mile drive from Chicago to Harvard Yard in a minivan together.
Wu Profile
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu '07, center, with her 10-person blocking group in 2007, the year she graduated from Harvard College.
Michelle Wu ’07 Inaugurated as Boston’s 56th Mayor
Michelle Wu ’07 was sworn in as the first female and person of color elected mayor by the city of Boston during a brief ceremony in the Boston City Council chamber Tuesday.
Wu Sworn in
Michelle Wu' 07 was sworn in Tuesday by Judge Myong J. Joun as the 56th mayor of Boston, the first woman and person of color elected to the office.
‘Deeply Disappointed’: Harvard-Allston Task Force Calls on Bacow to Increase Collaboration
The Harvard-Allston task force penned a letter Wednesday to University President Lawrence S. Bacow calling for greater “accountability” and outreach around Harvard’s Enterprise Research Campus development.
East Boston High School
East Boston High School, where the student known as Orlando attended before being deported in part due to surveillance information collected on him while in school.
MGB Invests $50 Million in Local Health Initiatives with Focus on Equity
Mass General Brigham will invest $50 million in a new initiative focused on mental health, chronic disease management, and nutrition security, the hospital network announced last week.
Harvard Alum Michelle Wu ’07 Elected Boston’s 56th Mayor
Boston City Councilor and Harvard alum Michelle Wu ’07 will become Boston’s 56th mayor, the first woman and person of color elected in the city’s history, following a decisive victory over City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George Tuesday.
Michelle Wu Election Night Event
Michelle Wu ’07 — who became the first woman and person of color elected mayor in Boston history — takes the stage at her election night event in Boston Tuesday evening.
Lanier Versus Harvard
Civil rights attorney Benjamin L. Crump, right, alongside Tamara K. Lanier at a press conference Monday after a hearing before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court at the John Adams Courthouse in Boston.
‘You Are the Powerhouse’: Boston Mayoral Candidates Make Final Pitches to Young Voters
With only a day before polls open in the Boston mayoral election, candidates Michelle Wu ’07 and Annissa Essaibi George are making their final appeals to voters, with a focus on getting out the youth vote.
