Service and Trade

Our people are as diverse as the many occupations they represent. Learning, enrichment, opportunity, and work/life balance are just some of the rewards of working at Harvard. Most of all, it is the people who make working at Harvard richly satisfying. See what our employees have to say.

Dottie, Lead, Dudley House

Dottie Melin couldn’t believe the news. Her coworkers and supervisors at the Dudley House dining hall had chosen her as a Harvard Hero, a distinction awarded to staff for their outstanding performance on the job. [more]

Elson, Custodian, Harvard Police Dept.

Before civil war forced Elson Callejas to leave Guatemala, he taught fourth grade at a small elementary school. He loved seeing the spark of understanding in his students’ eyes, but upon arrival in the U.S., the only job he could find was in construction. [more]

Ankji, Custodian, Harvard Medical School

As a third-shift custodian for Harvard Medical School, Ankji Amazigh arrives at 10 p.m. and spends his nights cleaning and polishing floors; vacuuming and dusting offices and labs; and collecting trash and recycling bins for proper disposal. [more]

Tsewang, Security Monitor, Harvard University Art Museums

Tsewang Dorje sometimes dreams that he is a child again in the Tibetan village where he lived with his family in a hut with no electricity. He read books by oil lamp, and never saw a car until he left home at 18. [more]