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.
Scholars Advocate “Managed Retreat” from Flooding Coastlines
The question is no longer if, but when and how.
Crows Know How to Have Fun
Surprising research about highly adept birds making and using tools
Rohan Pavuluri and Upsolve: helping low-income families deal with debt
Rohan Pavuluri and Upsolve help low-income families cope with debt.
The Talent for Aging Well
George E. Vaillant's generational research on Harvard men unveils the differences that distinguish the "happy-well" from the "sad-sick" in later life.
Excerpt from “Transaction Man” by Nicholas Lemann
“The rise of the deal and the decline of the American dream”
Lighting and set designer Elizabeth Mak communicates stories
Lighting and set designer Elizabeth Mak communicates stories.
Animator Renee Zhan profiled by S.I. Rosenbaum
Animator Renee Zhan finds self-discovery in strange landscapes.
New addiction risks in the war on smoking
Two public-health veterans warn of new smoking risks, especially for the young.
Ann Forsyth reviews “Saving America’s Cities” by Lizabeth Cohen
In the history of urban renewal, a glimmer of the possibilities of social policy today
by Ann Forsyth
John Rawls and the remaking of political philosophy
The lasting influence and limitations of John Rawls’s political philosophy