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.
Claudia Jones
Brief life of an intersectional activist: 1915-1964
Computer science at Harvard in the 1960s and 1970s
The “yeasty” times” when computer research grew at Harvard
Profile of voiceover actor Adriana Colón
Adriana Colón forges aural connections.
by Matteo Wong
Profile of novelist and TV doctor Ian K. Smith
Ian K. Smith’s turn toward detective fiction
Balancing Mental Health and COVID Safety
Students urge closer attention to care on campus this fall.
by Matteo Wong
Could COVID-19 Transform U.S. Education?
A conversation on the crisis and its outcomes with the Graduate School of Education’s Paul Reville
At Home with Harvard: American Democracy
Our coverage of the nation's ailing democracy
At Home with Harvard: Theater & Broadway
Harvardians take to the stage.
Bringing Black History to Light
A Houghton Library project to digitize thousands of African-American records and artifacts
Active Duty in a Pandemic
Harvard affiliates aid the Defense Department's response to COVID-19 in New York.
by Matteo Wong