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.
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
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas profile
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas’s “laser beam” insights into the lives of animals and humans
Isaac Kohane studies exceptional responders
Do patients who defeat cancer hold biological secrets?
HAA president Alice Hill
Harvard Alumni Association president Alice Hill ’81, Ph.D. ’91
An electrical engineer and applied mathematician, in brief
For a star electrical engineering professor, it's all about systems.
by Jacob Sweet
Hansjörg Wyss boosts biologically inspired engineering
The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering gets another boost.
Dwight Miller, longtime Harvard admissions officer, retires
College admissions stalwart Dwight Miller retires.