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’s Comedy and Improv Scene
In comedy groups, students find ways to be absurd, present, and a little less self-conscious.
David Leo Rice on 'The Berlin Wall'
David Leo Rice explores the strange, unseen forces shaping our world.
The Harvard Professor Who Quantified Democracy
Erica Chenoweth’s data shows how—and when—authoritarians fall.
Harvard’s Plant Collection Meets Space Science
Light-based analysis of botanical collections link plants to Earth’s changing climate.
How Harvard Students Handle Political Disagreements
The Undergraduate asks if intellectualism is really on life support.
Harvard Economist Nicole Maestas on Aging and Health Policy
The Harvard health economist not afraid to get in the weeds
Can an Orange a Day Stave off Depression?
A research study digs into the gut microbiome.
How AI Could Be Raising Your Energy Bill
Utilities shift AI infrastructure costs onto consumers.
Letters to Harvard Magazine Summer 2025
Readers’ views on gender gaps, freedom of speech, an editor’s farewell, the hippocampus, Alice Hamilton, standing up to the Trump administration, and more
Trump Administration Expands Harvard Student Visa Vetting
State Department tells officials to screen social media, flag private accounts as suspicious.