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 University’s 372nd Commencement Exercises
Commencement and Alumni Day logistics
Henry Clarke Warren
Brief life of a Harvard-educated Buddhist scholar: 1854-1899
by David Gauld
Inner Senses
Nicholas Bellono probes the biological basis of animal adaptations and behaviors.
Emily Dickinson—Dashed
Alexandra Petri introduces the poet to tech support for help with her keyboard.
Flying Squirrel
Wingsuit skydiver Alejandro Montagna on minimizing risk—at 150 mph
Dumebi Menakaya Shoots Secrecy
The photographer takes self-portraits—without photographing herself.
When “Failure” Means Success
Learning how to make the most of setbacks at Harvard
by Josie Abugov
Over the River Dept.
Cornhole at HBS, prayer and meditation at SEAS, minerologist’s meter, eclipse aficionado
by Primus VI
Medieval Disinformation?
A Worcester exhibit links politics and visual culture.
Letters 7 Ware Who Teaches
Undergraduates, their classes, and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences