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.
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 2019 Centennial Medalists
Contributions to society from graduate research
The short-term investing trap
Long-term investors fall to short-term thinking.
by Jacob Sweet
The 2019 Harvard Cambridge Scholars
Britain-bound
Exploring the secret lives of cervids
Ecologists aim to understand how deer form their home ranges.
New Harvard Overseers and HAA elected directors 2019
Election results
Harvard study quantifies disease contributions of genetics and environment
The largest-ever study of twins quantifies the respective influence of genes and environment on specific diseases.
The Senior Alumni
Evelyn Richmond ’41 and Arsen Charles ’42 led the 2019 alumni parade.
New HGSE dean Bridget Terry Long takes stock a year in
New HGSE dean Bridget Terry Long seeks to “expand, double down, and deepen our impact.”
The Undergraduate explores filmmaking
The Undergraduate takes a chance with film.
Harvard rugby first-year scorer Sofie Fella
Rugby’s freshman scorer Sofie Fella