Empowerment and Impact Fellows Program

Mission

The Empowerment and Impact Fellows (EIF) Program was founded with the aim of developing the skills, approaches, and theories of action that are needed in the exercise of leadership for social change. Fellows work together and with faculty and staff to expand their own capacity for fostering structural transformation; facilitate dialogue across differences; and create new knowledge for the field of change leadership, and in the interests of a more equitable and humane society.

Purpose

The Empowerment and Impact Fellows Program provides a range of learning for a diverse group of students who are invested in collaborating across differences to catalyze change. Through ongoing training and support, EIF co-design and facilitate workshops for members of the Harvard community and beyond. We believe that getting people to engage in conversations at a deeper level helps build more equitable and inclusive spaces.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Identify and address emerging high-stakes challenges in partner institutions, at HGSE, and in our local communities
• Develop and deepen personal and collaborative capacities
• With the cohort of Fellows, share past and present learnings and imagine future projects, while expanding a collective threshold for candor and compassion within the group
• Push peers and colleagues at HGSE to go beyond campus walls and contribute to building a more just and humane world
• Question assumptions, biases, and previous methods wherever possible and work across differences to heal divides and achieve just outcomes for all
• Cultivate essential leadership skills through profound and proactive self-examination

For more information about the Empowerment and Impact Fellows Program, visit the EIF website.