The Citizenship Tutoring (Cit-Tut) program is a leading example of Harvard University’s commitment to public service and community building. Developed through a partnership between the Institute of Politics (IOP) and the Harvard Bridge, Cit-Tut pairs volunteer tutors with Harvard employees who seek to apply for United States citizenship.
Quentin Gilly, Interim Assistant Director, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Sustainability & Energy at the Harvard Office for Sustainability, became a volunteer tutor in the summer of 2019. Gilly shares his decision was partly inspired by his experience attending a Cit-Tut dinner, which celebrates members of the program who passed their citizenship test. Among them was a worker at the Rock Cafe in the Harvard Divinity School who he frequently ran into during the workday. They shared a conversation about how the Citizen Tutoring program had such a positive impact on the Rock Café worker’s goals, which was all Gilly needed to know before signing up to volunteer.
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