Alumni & People

curation of alumni people, faculty and student profiles

Conan O’Brien in a dark suit and light shirt, smiling and posing with hands clasped.

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

Underwriting Sustainability Studies

A $200-million gift for the Salata Institute

by John S. Rosenberg , Jonathan Shaw

illustration showing multiple hands dismantling a rifle

The Parkland Generation

Coming of age in an era of gun violence

by Swathi Kella

2022-23 Ledecky Fellows

The 2022-2023 Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows

Photograph of Phil Baczewki, a long COVID patient

The Causes of Long COVID

Trying to understand infections’ persistent effects—and to develop cures

by Jonathan Shaw

“A Moral Obligation”

Charles Berlin and 60 years of collecting for Harvard Library

by Lydialyle Gibson

A black and white cartoon shows a computer-user, with Earth’s globe for a head, stares into a screen, while spiders labeled “hate,” “misinformation,” “fear,” and “lies” crawl across his body, wrapping him in their webs.

Truer than Reality

Kevin Kallaugher on the art of editorial cartooning

by Dan Kelly

Juna Gjata with a microphone in front of her

Freedom from Food

A lifelong struggle with body image led Juna Gjata to podcasting.

by Jacob Sweet

Image of Gardner Cox’s unconventional 1960 Felix Frankfurter portrait

Is the Supreme Court’s Role Undemocratic?

Justice Felix Frankfurter, to great controversy, said yes.

by Lincoln Caplan

David Andersson standing among his colorful painted portraits

Making Art Work

David Andersson’s quest to reshape the public realm

by Nell Porter-Brown

Alumni Interviewers Honored

Miller-Hunn Awards announcement