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.
And the Academy Award Goes to…Math
Ben Zauzmer '15 tackles Oscars predictions, with math.
by Jacob Sweet
Harvard faculty vote, governing board divestment
FAS votes for divestment, and perhaps a contending Overseers’ slate
A Gut Renovation for U.S. Labor Law
A Harvard Law School initiative calls for rewriting labor law “to shift power from corporations to workers.”
Human impact on New England ecology was minimal before Europeans arrived
Before Europeans arrived in New England, local ecology was driven by climate shifts, not by human interventions.
Harvard Overseer election and divestment
The spring-semester agenda on climate-change advocacy takes shape—on campus and beyond.
Astronomers name interstellar “ripple” the “Radcliffe Wave”
The massive “Radcliffe Wave” traces a new map of the sky.
Annette Samuels makes a return visit to Harvard
Annette Samuels ’55 goes back to class.
by Jacob Sweet
Systems biology helps develop a promising diagnostic
A potential “paradigm shift” in developing new diagnostic tests in mental health
David Deming on tuition-free public college underwritten by existing funds
David Deming says existing federal higher-education subsidies, if redeployed, could make public colleges free.
Demographic distortions will require eldercare solutions
Can technology coupled with cultural understanding improve the health and wellness of the elderly?