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.
Dr. Fauci, social distance, and a campus without people
Campus and Commencement without people, social distance, Dr. Fauci, and a meaningful password
by Primus VI
Harvard fall coronavirus decisions
The factors influencing the fall semester—and beyond
The Undergraduate faces life without handrails
The Undergraduate faces up to a postgraduate life without handrails.
by Julie Chung
Profile of Harvard diver Georgina Milne
Diver Georgina Milne pictures a post-pandemic return.
by Jacob Sweet
“Lives in Limbo”—Roberto Gonzales tallies the human and social costs
Sociologist Roberto Gonzales on the predicament of undocumented young people
Nicholas Burns on diplomacy’s role in fostering U.S. standing in the world
On restoring American leadership through diplomacy
Music theorist Alexander Rehding profiled by Jacob Sweet
A professor’s interstellar reach
by Jacob Sweet
Playwright Katori Hall on the joy—and trauma—of black life
Playwright Katori Hall on the joy—and trauma—of black life
Excerpt from Marjorie Garber, “Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession”
Marjorie Garber explores the word’s complexity and history.
Excerpt from Alex Keyssar “Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?”
Problematic features of the Electoral College