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.
Earl Brown
Brief life of Harvard’s latest major league baseball player: 1903-1980
Meteorologist Matthew Cappucci’s Weather Obsession
The Harvard graduate is the fastest-rising star in weather.
by Jacob Sweet
A Wildlife Painter's Fantastic Beasts
Bradley Scott Davis's conservation-minded artwork
Mike Schur on the Good Life
A humorous guide to ethics and philosophy, from the sitcom creator
Music and Language, Reconciled
Matthew Aucoin on opera
Looking for the Real Stan Lee
Biographer Abraham Riesman plumbs the dark mysteries of the Marvel auteur
by Dan Kelly
Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman and Man of the Year
Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman received the 72nd annual honors.
Omnibus Omicron Intelligence
Harvard Medical School experts on viral evolution, vaccines, the immune system—and what’s next
Overseer Candidates State Their Views
The 2022 nominees outline their views of the University and their prospective service.
Epstein-Barr Virus Implicated as Cause of Multiple Sclerosis
Harvard researchers uncover powerful association between EBV and MS, raising hopes for prevention or a cure.