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

Overseer Candidates’ Harvard Priorities

The 2023 nominees detail their experiences and view of Harvard’s challenges and prospects.

by John S. Rosenberg

Overseer and Elected Director 2023 Slates

Candidates for the Board of Overseers and Harvard Alumni Association elected directors are announced.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Documenting Climate Change Deception

What fossil fuel interests knew about climate change, and when

by Jonathan Shaw

The Best Diets for Healthy Aging

New study suggests four dietary patterns support healthy aging.

by Nancy Walecki

"The Grandfather of Black Basketball"

Edwin Bancroft Henderson and the history behind the Harvard-Howard game

by David L. Tannenwald

Diagnosing the “Skills Gap”

Educators and employers aren't collaborating well—and what to do about it

by Nancy Walecki

When Children Fall Ill

“You work in the hope space, and you tend to the grief.”

by Nell Porter-Brown

The Art of Lighting and Sound Design

Theater technicians Finn Bamber and Clay Oxford bring Harvard theater to life.

by Nancy Walecki

Home, Harvard, and (Im)permanence

The complicated return to campus post-pandemic

by Sofia Andrade

Deprivation’s Mark on the Brain

Neglected children’s neurodevelopmental impairments persist into young adulthood.

by Daniel Oberhaus