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.
Improved gene editing moves ethical questions to the fore
Advances in editing DNA propel consideration of the technology’s use in humans.
Mark Dery on Edward Gorey, reviewed by Spencer Lee Lenfield
An idiosyncratic new biography of Edward Gorey
Debora Spar on technology’s role in the origins of marriage and feminism
Debora Spar argues that social change has always been driven by technology.
Henry Street Settlement executive director David Garza: a profile
At Henry Street Settlement, David Garza ’86 is not locking anyone out.
Harvard’s Office for Technology Development boosts translational research
Robust licensing revenue and corporate alliances boost translational research.
2019 Alumni Clubs and SIGs Awards
A celebration of notable alumni and shared interest groups
Harvard Portrait: Amy Wagers
The skydiving Forst Family professor studies the pathophysiology of aging.
by Oset Babür
2019 Overseer and HAA Director Candidates
The official 2019 slates
Launching Gen Ed, rethinking shopping week
Harvard College Gen Ed curriculum nears, and faculty members rethink course registration.
Disadvantaged students in elite colleges
Anthony Jack’s new book on the “doubly disadvantaged”