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.
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
Cities Too Smart for Their Own Good
Ben Green warns against simple technological solutions for complex problems.
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
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.