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.
Pippa Norris on the global rise of populist authoritarianism
Harvard political scientist Pippa Norris chronicles the rise of populist authoritarians in Western democracies.
Vincent Brown writes war and empire into the history of slavery
Vincent Brown writes war, empire, and slaves’ agency into the history of Atlantic slavery.
Playwright Antoinette Nwandu, profiled
Playwright Antoinette Nwandu confronts race, religion, and her personal history.
Jazz and blues bassist Matthew Berlin
Avocational bassist Matthew Berlin
Profile of novelist Yangsze Choo
Malaysian-born Yangsze Choo writes novels infused with the tropical mysteries of her childhood.
New York immigration activist Steven Choi
Steven Choi, J.D. ’04, works—and fights—at the vitriolic epicenter of immigration politics.
Harvard Alumni Association club and SIG awardees
The HAA recognizes those who bolster Harvard clubs and SIGs.
Short-term increases in air pollution linked to several new diseases
Researchers studying 95 million Medicare records find new fine-particle impacts in the blood, gut, skin, kidneys, and other organs.
Harvard Overseer and HAA director elections
The official 2020 slates
“Write Your Own Songs”
An Oscar-nominated collaboration
by Olivia Munk