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.
Plumbing the Deep Sea
Peter Girguis probes life on the ocean floor.
Comedy with a Conscience
Jimmy Tingle’s political humor in a polarized era
Finding the Movie
Screenwriter Julian Breece on “writing from the soul”
Stories of a Not-So-Distant War
Novelist V.V. Ganeshananthan on writing diasporic fiction
by Bailey Trela
The Modern World Reconceived
Interpreting politics through the rise of technocracy, morality, and the “web of capital”
“Something Is Very Broken”
Boston Area Gleaners fights hunger from the ground up.
Helping Hands
Future physician Victor A. Lopez-Carmen fights for Indigenous healthcare equity
The Climate Connection Between Campus and Home
An undergraduate perspective on the gathering crisis
Making Charitable Giving More Competent
How psychological insight can make altruism more rewarding and effective
Commencement and Alumni Events 2023
Speakers, ceremonies, and celebrations