Alumni

NFL Referee Ron Torbert Makes the Tough Calls

A Harvard Law alum puts his degree to work on the field.

by Craig Lambert

A Musical Education

Harpsichordist Irma Rogell ’39 made her stage debut, in Boston’s Jordan Hall, at the age of 40. Her background, as the last pupil of...

Canine Mouthpiece

Interviewing dogs can be a challenge, but fortunately Watson and Cricket have e-mail. Q: If you were recuperating in a hospital, who would you...

by Christopher Reed

Scripted from Life

For screenwriter Keir Pearson ’89, success and social consciousness have gone hand in hand. His first script, Hotel Rwanda, co-written...

Educating Women

In October, Thunder’s Mouth Press released Vaginas: An Owner’s Manual by Liz Topp ’98 and her mother...

A Long Struggle toward Peace

On December 26, the tsunami struck Sri Lanka. Jehan Perera '82, J.D. '87, was not directly endangered, but a close relative lost her husband and...

Lessons from the Navajo

In 1968, Lucy Moore '66 accompanied her then-husband, Bob Hilgendorf, J.D. '67, to Chinle--Canyon de Chelly--in the heart of the Navajo Nation...

"A Difficult and Compelling Pursuit"

Melanie Carr '97 once planned to go to law school, but her passion for social justice has led her to her own niche in public-interest law. She...

A Calling for Justice

While investigating the genocide in Rwanda for the United Nations in 1994, attorney Gary Haugen '85 directed the exhumation of mass graves to...

by David McKay Wilson

What's New at Harvard@Home?

The University-wide on-line learning initiative, Harvard@Home, has released several new programs. "Reproductive Health in the 21st...

Cast Your Ballot

This spring, alumni can vote for a new group of Harvard Overseers and elected directors for the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) board. Ballots...