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. 

by Schuyler Velasco

Photographer Mark Erickson’s street scenes of 1990s Vietnam

Photographer Mark Erickson on the Vietnam he never knew

by Dan Kelly

The Voter-Fraud Disinformation Campaign

A White House-led effort to recast public discourse 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

At Home with Harvard: Sounds of Music

A selection of our stories on musicians, composers, conductors, music scholars, and more 

Immigrant Stories, in Song

Sociologist Roberto Gonzales’s research is becoming a musical.

by Lydialyle Gibson

“Our Vote Counts”

A cross-cultural effort fosters civic engagement in activists’ own communities.

by Kristina DeMichele

At Home with Harvard: Remarkable Alumni

Some Harvard matriculants really took the road less traveled. 

A Major Disparity in Massachusetts Criminal Justice

Harvard Law School researchers identify the mechanisms that lead to longer sentences for nonwhite defendants.

by Lydialyle Gibson

In Search of Spontaneity

A new College semester begins, at home. 

by Matteo Wong

At Home with Harvard: Back to School

Our coverage of the freshman experience at Harvard

“Find Your Way to Heal This World”

A virtual Convocation for the College class of 2024

by Marina N. Bolotnikova