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.
Documenting New England’s Unseen
Seeking mentorship as a student of color, and finding a calling in the arts
Harvard Magazine’s 2021-22 Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows
The 2021-22 Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows
How to take a European bike vacation
Michael J. Lyon pursues easy, affordable trips.
by Jacob Sweet
A Yukon Life
Choosing a path far from Harvard
by Eric Hegsted
The outdoor artwork of designer—and experimenter—Todd Gilens
Todd Gilens brings wilderness into urban public art.
Sailing Solo
James Hammitt ’78, is a professor at the School of Public Health—and a superb sailor.
Bias in Artificial Intelligence
Data journalist Meredith Broussard on “the civil-rights issue of our time”
Landmark Bio Breaks Ground
A Boston-area collaboration on advanced life-sciences techniques
Governance Reform and Shared Value
Michael Porter on the new business agenda
The Layered Histories in Black Family Keepsakes
Tiya Miles traces a mother and daughter’s story through a cotton sack.