Alumni & People
curation of alumni people, faculty and student profiles
Conan O’Brien Named Harvard’s 2026 Commencement Speaker
The comedian, host, and 1985 graduate will deliver remarks at the May 28 ceremony.
Harvard Basketball Star Noah Kirkwood’s Mid-Season Pivot
In an injury-filled season, Harvard’s best player assumes a new role.
Overseer and Elected Director Slates Announced
Harvard alumni can vote on governing-board nominees beginning April 1.
Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner Named Hasty Pudding Man and Woman of the Year
The parade, roasts, and performances return to Harvard Square.
Harvard Forward Won’t Contest 2022 Overseers’ Election
A “pause” after winning four seats in recent elections
Harvard Articulates Principles for “Denaming”
Faust-led committee addresses building and professorship naming decisions “profoundly antithetical” to present values.
Will Cities Survive Another Pandemic?
Inequities threaten the long-term health of cities
Your Brain on Exercise
The hormone irisin, promising as a therapeutic against Alzheimer’s and dementia, is responsible for the cognitive benefits of exercise.
Both Sides Now
Tomiko Brown-Nagin’s bifocal view of the civil-rights movement
Reporting, with an M.B.A.
Charles Duhigg unpacks how individuals and organizations work at war, on Wall Street, and in Silicon Valley
The Poet of Old Age
Donald Hall, chronicler of life
by Adam Kirsch