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.
See Their Faces
Confronting “some of the most challenging images in the history of photography”
Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching conference 2020
The Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching conference considers classroom inclusion and equity.
Harvard Schools Remote Teaching Spring Term
Harvard professional schools continue (mostly) online learning during the next semester—and other indicators for 2021.
Hospitalization for neurological disease rises with air pollution
Hospitalizations for neurological disease rise with increases in fine particle pollution.
Ask a Harvard Professor with Daniel Schrag and David Keith
Some changes cannot be stopped, but reflecting sunlight back into space could slow their pace.
Economic damages of pandemic estimated at $16 trillion
Economic damage makes a compelling argument for robust federal policies to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
Making the 2020 Election Call
The AP’s Michael Fabiano on the 2020 election
by Jacob Sweet
Publishing The Harvard Advocate Despite the Pandemic
The coronavirus delays—but can’t stop—the revered literary magazine.
Alumnus Robert B. Wilson shares Economics Nobel
A scholar and his student share their field’s best-known honor.
by Jean Martin
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Headlines from Harvard’s history