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.
Wendy Lesser's "Threepenny Review:
The revered literary magazine editor discusses the writing (and reading) life.
Harvard Medalists
Avarita L. Hanson, William F. Lee, Dwight D. Miller, and Tom Reardon
Seafaring America
Visiting Mystic, Connecticut
Fracking’s Deadly Toll
Harvard researchers find that fracking shortens the lives of elderly Americans living downwind of unconventional oil and gas wells.
Why Aid Cuts Didn’t End Worker Shortages
Why cutting jobless aid during the pandemic didn’t send workers scrambling for work
Views from the Top
President Bacow and Senior Fellow Lee on Harvard today
The End of Shopping Week
After much debate, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences votes to replace shopping week with previous-term registration.
The Need for Communal Healing
Coming to terms with personal and pandemic grief
The Long Game
A standout golfer’s patient approach
by Jacob Sweet
“No Going Back to Normal”
Addressing the complexities of children’s mental health
by Jacob Sweet