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.
Adventure writer Dave Roberts
David Roberts: A lifetime of adventures, risks, and rewards
President Bacow on innovation in Allston
As SEAS moves to Allston, President Bacow highlights the University’s newest innovation hub.
At Home with Harvard: The Art of the Profile
A selection of our readers’ and writers’ favorite longform profiles
Harvard Forward New Overseer Slate
Three aspirants for election to the Board of Overseers, under its new rules limiting petition candidates
Paul Farmer on the West Africa Ebola Epidemic
The 2014 epidemic was rooted in centuries of exploitation and war, Paul Farmer argues.
Ask a Harvard Professor with Rebecca Henderson
How to reform capitalism to confront climate change and extreme inequality, with economist and McArthur University Professor Rebecca Henderson
At Home with Harvard: Election Day
In a year like no other, read a selection of Harvard Magazine stories on the forces that will shape the presidential election outcome.
Seasonality of the SARS 2 Coronavirus
Seasonality and SARS-CoV-2
Ask a Harvard Professor with Caroline Buckee
Anonymized location data can help guide strategies for protecting public health in a pandemic.
National Academy of Medicine Elects New Members
More than a dozen Harvard faculty members are honored.