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. 

by Schuyler Velasco

Naturalist Mark W. Moffett, author of “The Human Swarm”

Naturalist Mark W. Moffett investigates insects—and now, evolving human societies.

by Nell Porter-Brown

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

by Jonathan Shaw

A key to the markets?

Corporate reports contain clues to predicting a firm’s future performance.

by John A. Griffin

Rock climbing in Greater Boston

Rock climbing in Greater Boston—and beyond

by Nell Porter-Brown

Cities Too Smart for Their Own Good

Ben Green warns against simple technological solutions for complex problems.

by Bennett McIntosh

Harvard Portrait: Jason Luke

Harvard’s behind-the-scenes Commencement hero

by Jacob Sweet

Winthrop House tensions and government department concerns

Winthrop House tensions and government department concerns

by John S. Rosenberg

Howard Gardner et al. on higher education in the twenty-first century

Howard Gardner and colleagues release a seven-year study of higher education in the twenty-first century.

by John S. Rosenberg