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. 

by Schuyler Velasco

Harvard Students Protest Supreme Court Ruling

With a march and speeches, students vowed to fight back.

by Ryan Doan-Nguyen

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

by Ryan Doan-Nguyen

When Wildfires Make Your Air Unhealthy

Joseph Allen emphasizes that retreating indoors is an incomplete solution.

by Ryan Doan-Nguyen

Spotting Pollutants from Space

A satellite-mounted instrument developed at the Center for Astrophysics will track air pollution hourly across North America.

by Jonathan Shaw

Easing the College Transition

Rising Scholars brings incoming first-years from under-funded high schools to campus early.

by Max J. Krupnick

Kari Nadeau

Multi-allergy immunotherapy pioneer Kari Nadeau returns to Harvard

by Max J. Krupnick

Harvard Medalists

Five honored for service to the University 

Harvard Cambridge Scholars

Four moving on to further studies abroad 

How Harvard Researchers Are Growing Human Brain Organoids to Study Autism and Consciousness

Paola Arlotta’s organoids provide a window into the human brain.

by Lydialyle Gibson