Alumni Profiles


Saluting the 2025 Centennial Medalists

Four alumni of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are honored.

by Olivia Farrar

A Justice’s Modest Counsel

Remembering David Souter ’61, LL.B. ’66

by Joshua D. Harlan

Faith through Film

The “Accidental Talmudist” on making Jewish movies

by Max J. Krupnick

Flocking Together

A former educator takes on one last big project: sheep farming

by Nell Porter-Brown

Understanding AI Vulnerabilities

As artificial intelligence capabilities evolve, so too will the tactics used to exploit them. 

by Olivia Farrar

A Harvard Startup on Shark Tank

How a Business School graduate uses AI to preserve family history

by Olivia Farrar

The New Old Boston Athenaeum

Find “the joy of discovery and power of this unique place.”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Defeating the Darkness

After decades of mystery, a family reunion

by Brian Palmer

Mitigating Global Threats

U.S. Navy vice admiral on the frontlines at NATO

by Nell Porter-Brown

Bill Gates on AI and Innovation

At Harvard, the Microsoft co-founder discusses his biography—and artificial intelligence. 

by Olivia Farrar

History and Love in Haiti

Alumna Nadine Pinede’s young-adult novel—in verse

by Lydialyle Gibson