About
Welcome to Harvard University’s federal relations web site. As part of Harvard Public Affairs & Communications, Harvard’s federal relations teams in Cambridge and Washington, D.C. work to maintain a positive and ongoing relationship between Harvard and the Congressional and Executive branches of government. The issues of primary focus for the federal relations staff include student financial aid, admissions, scientific research and other policies at the intersection of government and education.
This site is designed to help inform those interested in the legislative issues affecting Harvard and the higher education community. To that end, the site provides staff biographies, overviews of the issues that come through the federal relations office, information on basic research, links to several organizations that help to promote the public policy interests of colleges and universities, as well as links to related Harvard web sites.
OFR Staff
Paul Andrew
Paul Andrew is Vice President for Public Affairs and Communications at Harvard University, overseeing the University’s core external communications functions and The Harvard Gazette, as well as regulatory and community engagement efforts in Boston and...
Suzanne Day
suzanne_day@harvard.eduSuzanne Day is Senior Director of Federal Relations for Harvard University in Washington, D.C. focusing on higher education and student aid related issues. Suzanne joined Harvard Public Affairs and Communications in June 2000. Before this time, Suzanne...
Peter DeYoe
peter_deyoe@harvard.eduPeter joined Harvard’s Federal Relations team as Legislative Assistant in fall 2015, and he works on the University's priorities in the federal budget and appropriations process, higher education, humanities, physical sciences, intellectual property...
Kara Haas
kara_haas@harvard.eduPrior to joining the Harvard University Office of Federal Relations in 2019, Kara worked in federal relations for Yale University for thirteen years and before that in the U.S. House of Representatives for nearly twelve years. She has served as...
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Harvard University
Office of Federal Relations
325 7th Street NW, Suite 710
Washington, DC, 20004
p: (202) 863-1292
f: (202) 863-1104