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.
The Undergraduate considers the Smith Campus Center
The Undergraduate considers the Smith Campus Center
A.J. Mleczko, hockey champion and broadcaster: a profile
Hockey champion A.J. Mleczko in the broadcast booth
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.
The positive impact of entrepreneurial immigrants
Economist William Kerr argues for streamlining immigration to attract high-skilled talent from abroad.
How physical appearance influences authority
Cherubic features benefit black male CEOs, but not other groups, underscoring the complexity of social disadvantage.