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

Harvard MIT Sue U.S. Government Over International Students Directive

Attack U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement directive

by John S. Rosenberg

At Home with Harvard: Harvard in the World

Harvard Magazine’s coverage of the University’s expanding global reach

Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?

Historian Alexander Keyssar on why the unpopular institution has prevailed 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Risky Lending in Flood Zones

To protect against rising seas, local lenders are selling off risky mortgages.

by Bennett McIntosh

At Home with Harvard: The Immigrant Experience

A selection of Harvard Magazine's writing on immigration, displacement, and the global refugee crisis

Harvard Single-Gender Club Rules Rescinded

Facing legal challenges, the University does away with its controversial regulations on final clubs, fraternities, and sororities.

by John S. Rosenberg

Calhoun-Fall

The rise and fall of Charleston’s John C. Calhoun statue, a monument to white supremacy 

by Peter H. Wood

At Home with Harvard: Inequality in America

Selections from Harvard Magazine’s extensive coverage of wealth and income inequality 

How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic

Fall semester interrupted, a century ago

by Matteo Wong

How the Lines Get Bent

Curator Garrett Dash Nelson ’09 on the Boston Public Library’s exhibition of “persuasive cartography” 

by Matteo Wong