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.
Harvard Students Protest Supreme Court Ruling
With a march and speeches, students vowed to fight back.
Meet Harvard’s Undergraduate Authors
Dystopia, sickle cell, jazz, and wolves: four Harvard students chronicle their paths to publication.
A Tribute to Melvin Miller
Celebrating The Bay State Banner’s founder
When Wildfires Make Your Air Unhealthy
Joseph Allen emphasizes that retreating indoors is an incomplete solution.
Spotting Pollutants from Space
A satellite-mounted instrument developed at the Center for Astrophysics will track air pollution hourly across North America.
For the Homies
In José Olivarez’s poetry, the political is personal.
by Josie Abugov
Impatience Is a Virtue
Violinist-multitasker Sumire Hirotsuru
by Jacob Sweet
A New Face of American Evangelicalism
Walter Kim aims for “a way forward even within difference.”
In Service
Editing obituaries and class notes
Striving for the Straus Cup
The students who keep competition friendly