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PBHA Chooses Executive Director

Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA), Harvard’s largest public service organization, announced the appointment of Gene A. Corbin as its new executive director Wednesday. Corbin—a senior research ...
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Cuts Hit PBHA Summer Camps

The 12 summer camps run by the Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA) are struggling this year to accommodate the underprivileged children of Cambridge and Boston in the face of a souring economy ...
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‘The Rudder of the Organization’: Longtime PBHA Staff Member Lee Smith Remembered for Warmth and Intellect

A portrait of Lee H. Smith, a longtime staff member, hangs on a wall inside the Phillips Brooks House in Harvard Yard. Smith died in June at the age of 89.By Elyse C. Goncalves Lee H. Smith, a ...
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‘The Hardest Summer You’ll Ever Love’: Inside PBHA’s Summer Urban Program

In recruitment materials, PBHA describes a summer spent staffing its Summer Urban Program as “the hardest summer you’ll ever love.” But some counselors felt unprepared for just how hard it would be, ...