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.
Wage stagnation: economists look to new explanations
Economists look to new explanations for wage stagnation.
“Veep” showrunner David Mandel: a profile
Showrunner David Mandel guides the final season of Veep—and finds himself politicized.
A Crossroads in Biomedicine?
Uncertainty and humanity could be key to addressing the reproducibility crisis.
This Year’s Overseer and HAA Director Candidates
The official nominees for 2019 are announced.
John Ruskin, Victorian Radical and Art Historian
A Houghton exhibition explores the thinker’s influences and impact.
Tracy K. Smith Named Harvard Arts Medalist
The U.S. poet laureate will be honored on May 2.
Will future online education become limited to professional degrees?
Harvard and MIT experiences suggest a more constrained vision for massive free courses.
Manuscripts Illuminated…by Women
Tracing lapis lazuli provides evidence that women were directly involved in creating medieval illuminated manuscripts.
Profile of winemaker Kelby Russell
Why the vineyards of New York called Kelby Russell home
Profile of installation artist Liz Glynn
In Liz Glynn’s massive installations, big questions about the meaning of value