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.
Ellen Newbold La Motte
Brief life of a bold activist: 1873-1961
Dani Rodrik profiled by Marina Bolotnikova
Dani Rodrik’s views on trade, development, and democracy enter the mainstream.
DNA testing leads Stuart Schreiber to welcome answers
A scientist discovers his own family’s secrets.
Choreographer Wendy Jehlen’s “dance diplomacy”
Choreographer Wendy Jehlen’s “dance diplomacy”
Pink Martini bandleader Thomas Lauderdale brings people together
Pink Martini bandleader Thomas Lauderdale is at his best bringing people together.
by Jacob Sweet
Edward S. Steinfeld reviews Ezra Vogel’s “China and Japan: Facing History”
The parallel, perilous, histories of China and Japan
MV Mycological’s shiitakes
The farmers at MV Mycological hope so.
2019 Harvard Medalists
For extraordinary service to the University
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