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.
Justice Holmes, presented by Stephen Budiansky and Lincoln Caplan
A new biography of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. illuminates the Supreme Court during the centennial of his most momentous dissent.
Jocelyn and Chris Arndt became weekend rock stars at Harvard
For two Harvard siblings, studying and songwriting went hand in hand.
by Jacob Sweet
Graphic novelist Amy Chu
Graphic novelist Amy Chu
Excerpt from Anne Harrington’s “Mind Fixers”
A history of psychiatry’s troubled search for the biology of mental illness
Naturalist Mark W. Moffett, author of “The Human Swarm”
Naturalist Mark W. Moffett investigates insects—and now, evolving human societies.
2019 Overseer and HAA Director Candidates
The official 2019 slates
In search of deeper learning
What the rare bright spots in American high-school education teach
Harvard Alumni Association executive director Philip Lovejoy has plans
The HAA’s Philip Lovejoy looks ahead
A key to the markets?
Corporate reports contain clues to predicting a firm’s future performance.
Rock climbing in Greater Boston
Rock climbing in Greater Boston—and beyond