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.
Excerpt from Mirim Udel’s book “Honey on the Page”
Miriam Udel’s passion for children and Yiddish children’s literature
Review of Martin Puchner’s “The Language of Thieves”
A German American scholar is unsettled by an ancestor’s secret.
Review of new Putnam and Garrett book, “The Upswing,” by Idrees Kahloon
In search of optimism, a sweeping interpretation of American social history
When spending on social programs pays
Economic analysis of U.S. government spending shows that some social programs more than pay for themselves.
Profile of Louisa Thomas, “New Yorker” sports critic
Louisa Thomas takes a different view.
by Jacob Sweet
Can dementia’s decline in Europe and the U.S. go global?
Dementia is decreasing in Europe and North America. Why not the rest of the world?
by Matteo Wong
The 2020 Aloian Scholars
Seniors who’ve enhanced Harvard House life
Fast, accurate cancer diagnosis in the developing world
A portable, simple testing technology promises accurate breast-cancer diagnosis and treatment in low- and middle-income countries.
by Jordan Smith
Miller-Hunn Awards 2020
The College Admissions Office’s 2020 Miller-Hunn Award winners
Harvard Portrait: Mayra Rivera
How apocalyptic narratives help make sense of the modern world