Harvard Alumni - Class of 1970

Last updated 3/12/2025

Pre-reunion Events

Upcoming Events (Eastern time):

Wed Mar. 12th at 7pm:  Zoom.  Classmate David Blumenthal will discuss the American healthcare system including current status, dynamics at play, challenges, performance, issues to address, and possible pathways forward. 

The session was recorded. A link to the recording and to the PowerPoint slides are posted on this Past Events Page.

Brief bio:  David Blumenthal MD, MPP, is a nationally and internationally respected physician-leader, academician, and author in the fields of health care policy and management.  He has led change in both the public and private sectors.  He has repeatedly been cited as one of Modern HealthCare’s 100 most influential health care leaders and 50 most influential physician executives.  Dr. Blumenthal was a primary care physician for 35 years at Massachusetts General Hospital.  He also served in President Obama’s administration as the national coordinator for health care technology.
From 2013 to 2023, David was president and CEO of the Commonwealth Fund, a nationally and internationally known philanthropy and think tank with a mission of improving the performance of the US health care system.  Dr. Blumenthal focused the philanthropy’s $46 million annual budget and 50 staff on promoting concrete progress in reducing health care costs, expanding access to care, and improving equity in the health care system.

Tue Mar. 25th at 7pm:  Zoom.  Classmate Jim Fallows will discuss his personal perspectives on, and history with, Jimmy Carter, moderated by classmates Ernie Wilson and Kathy Cade.

Thu Apr. 3rd at 7pm:  Zoom.  Harry Lewis '68 (husband of our classmate Marlyn McGrath) will provide a useful overview and assessment of the world of Artificial Intelligence, including discussions of capabilities, development trajectories, possibilities, risks, and dilemmas involved.

NEW LISTING  Thu Apr. 24th at 6pm:  In-person group cooking class at Cambridge School of Culinary Arts in Porter Square, Cambridge.  This year's cuisine: Chinese!  (Past events have covered Italian, Middle Eastern, Asian, Spanish, Moroccan.)  Advance registration required -- contact David Siktberg at dsiktberg@post.harvard.edu or 508-397-1204 for details.  Cost is $100 per person.  This is always an enjoyable time!

Past Events:

Recordings for Zoom sessions held to date are on this Past Events Page, which you can also reach at any time from the "Past Events" menu tab at the top of this page.  You must be logged in with your Harvard Key to see these pages.

55th Reunion - June 4-6, 2025 - Planning Underway

The reunion committee is diligently working to make our 55th reunion an event you will relish, find interesting, and remember!  Though many specifics are being negotiated and nailed down, they will include a cabaret night, two other evening events, the memorial service, and several symposia.  There will be ample time for relaxed conversation.  Events will begin at lunch on Wednesday June 4 and continue through dinner Friday evening June 6. Note that Harvard Alumni day is the 6th.

Reunion details are on this page: https://alumni.harvard.edu/reunions/class-programming/55th-reunion.

• A hotel room block is being arranged.
• We are planning several pre-reunion Zoom sessions like last time - information on those will be emailed and posted here..
• We are endeavoring to keep the cost affordable, and as in the past will have some scholarship funds available.
• Classmate Tom Carty is coordinating housing with local classmates - if you can host someone or want a place to stay, email him at tomascarty19@gmail.com 
• Most communications will be sent via email - so please be sure Harvard has your latest contact information!.  (See below for details.)

More details will appear here and in your email inbox in coming weeks and months.

Compendium of Emails Sent

We now have an email compendium page that collects communications sent to you.  Quickly find any you missed or misplaced! 

EMAIL Messages

We are communicating almost exclusively by email for class-related messages.  Very little information will be sent via USMail anymore.  If you are not getting emails from us and want to be notified of class events, go to www.hr70.org/email/ to provide us your email address.

Harvard Key - for Protected Pages

You need a "Harvard Key" account with ID and password in order to access many of the materials on this web site.  If you don't have one yet you will have to set one up.  If you have any difficulty at all setting yours up, or using the account you already have, or logging in to access the protected pages, please contact Harvard's help line at 617-495-7777.  They are very responsive.  You can also email David Siktberg '70 at dsiktberg@post.harvard.edu if you have troubles.

52nd Reunion - 2022!

POST-REUNION RESOURCES PAGES

Our delayed 50th reunion brought over 300 classmates and spouses to Cambridge on June 16-19, 2022 for a long weekend of enjoyment, growth, entertainment, and good conversation.  Old friendships were renewed and new ones made.  Summary materials are being posted on this page over the next few weeks.  It currently has a link to a video of the Memorial Service video, a moving occasion.  (Other events were not recorded due to technical limitations.)   Whether you attended or not, these pages should be informative and useful.

Looking to the future, there was widespread support for continuing our Zoom sessions in coming months and years - stay tuned, and let us know if you have ideas for topics to cover!