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.
Getting His Reps in
Anwar Floyd-Pruitt’s wildly profuse art
Tracing the Enslaved to Modern Descendants
A new technique for connecting ancient DNA to living relatives may have implications for institutions with legacies of slavery.
Not-So-Free Parking
New book discusses how free parking spoiled cities for walkers, drivers, and residents
Tackling the Dental Care Desert
Harvard alumnae establish a college of dental medicine in rural Missouri.
Addressing Disability
The new Harvard student activism
Post-COVID Learning Losses
Children face potentially permanent setbacks
Words with No Freedom
A Houghton Library exhibit explores writing in prison.
Treating Boston’s “Rough Sleepers”
Tracy Kidder and physician Jim O’Connell discuss health care for the homeless.
Harvard’s NBA Champion
Denver Nuggets assistant general manager Tommy Balcetis ’10
Jay Driver’s Major League Dreams
Harvard pitcher Jay Driver hopes to be selected in the Major League Baseball draft.