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Harry Johnson spent a lot of his time as a student at Bard College trying to make an impact.

He mentored local underprivileged youths through the Dream to Achieve program. He co-founded Brothers at Bard, creating a safe place for men of color at Bard to discuss issues only they could understand. He earned praise and national recognition for his efforts, including being one of just 10 student-athletes nationwide to be named to the Allstate Good Works Team. Then he went to Budapest to meet with leaders from all of Bard's campuses to discuss and present their efforts in the field of social awareness and change at the Bard Student Conference. All the while, he was a four-year starter on the men's basketball team at Bard.

Johnson was awarded a Watson Fellowship in February, he graduated from Bard in May, and he's currently in India, doing the work he set out to do.