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.
A Multiverse of Might-Have-Beens
A 2021 graduate returns to campus for a belated Commencement that feels more like a reunion.
“A Choice Not to Deal with Original Sin”
Loretta Lynch at Law School Class Day
Saluting the 2022 Centennial Medalists
Four alumni of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are honored.
“To Serve Better Thy Country and Thy Kind”
Eight graduates commissioned into the armed services at ROTC ceremony
Michelle Wu Tells the Truth
The Boston mayor shares her story at the College’s Class Day 2022.
by Jacob Sweet
The Student Commencement Speakers
Three 2022 graduates—and one from 2020—do the honors.
by Jacob Sweet
Katie Lapp Steps Down as Executive Vice President
After more than a decade, an institutional voice departs.
by Jacob Sweet
The Black Hole at the Center of the Galaxy
Scientists affiliated with the Event Horizon Telescope publish the first image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.