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.
Should “acting locally” become a legal mandate?
In combatting climate change, will courts hold that the general welfare trumps local sovereignty?
Social geographer Ryan Enos
The political scientist explains “social geography.”
Tackling harassment, athletics, and barriers to foreign scholars and students
Tackling harassment, athletics, and barriers to international scholars and students
The Undergraduate on the ethics of gathering knowledge
The Undergraduate explores the ethics of gathering knowledge.
by Julie Chung
Science historian Sarah Richardson profiled by Bennett McIntosh
Historian and philosopher Sarah Richardson interrogates the science of sex and gender.
William Monroe Trotter
Brief life of a black radical: 1872-1934
A.O. Scott on the Value of Movie Reviews
The longtime New York Times film critic navigates the changing world of moviemaking—and moviegoing.
Profile of comedian-magician Harrison Greenbaum
For Harrison Greenbaum, it began with “Pick a card….”
Ali Sethi finds his voice in classical Pakistani music
Singer Ali Sethi finds his voice in classical Pakistani music.
Lincoln Caplan reviews “When Should Law Forgive?” by Martha Minow
…and don’t always forgive