Alumni Profiles
Spotlight stories on alumni who are leading, innovating, and making a difference.
Meet the Harvard Alumni Association’s New President
David Battat promotes alumni engagement.
Profile of actor and playwright Wallace Shawn
Ubiquitous on film and TV, Wallace Shawn writes plays that pack the house—with 20.
Video clips from Wallace Shawn's films and interviews
Interviews, a reading from a play, and a memorable scene from The Princess Bride.
An excerpt from "Running the Books" by Avi Steinberg
Learning the rules of life in prison: an excerpt from the memoir of former prison librarian Avi Steinberg ’02
Meet the young alumnae behind Her Campus
Stephanie Kaplan, Windsor Hanger, and Annie Wang founded and run the popular Internet site Her Campus.
by Sarah Berlow
Daniel Rasmussen's "American Uprising" covers the largest U.S. slave revolt
Daniel Rasmussen's new book rescues the forgotten facts of the largest slave revolt in U.S. history.
Space architect Constance Adams finds creative solutions for extreme problems
Constance Adams seeks creative solutions for extreme problems, and new ideas for this planet.
Profile of former prison librarian Avi Steinberg, author of "Running the Books"
Avi Steinberg's memoir of life as a prison librarian
Brief life of Harvard CIA agent who helped install the shah of Iran
Brief life of a Harvard conspirator: 1916-2000
by Gwen Kinkead
Storytelling with Sondheim: a profile of librettist John Weidman
Librettist John Weidman writes books for the best.
The film "Black Swan" has Harvard creators behind it
A tense thriller, with ballerinas