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 Basketball Star Noah Kirkwood’s Mid-Season Pivot
In an injury-filled season, Harvard’s best player assumes a new role.
Overseer and Elected Director Slates Announced
Harvard alumni can vote on governing-board nominees beginning April 1.
Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner Named Hasty Pudding Man and Woman of the Year
The parade, roasts, and performances return to Harvard Square.
Harvard Forward Won’t Contest 2022 Overseers’ Election
A “pause” after winning four seats in recent elections
Harvard Articulates Principles for “Denaming”
Faust-led committee addresses building and professorship naming decisions “profoundly antithetical” to present values.
The Poet of Old Age
Donald Hall, chronicler of life
by Adam Kirsch
Damage and Repair
Textile artist Celia Pym knits meaning into mended clothes.
From Punk to the Silver Screen
The ingenious, intuitive film scores of Carter Burwell ’77
War, Misremembered
Elizabeth Samet, of West Point, reinterprets the American understanding of World War II.
Border Crossing
Author Rudy Ruiz carries on his Mexican-American family’s storytelling tradition.