Alumni Profiles

Spotlight stories on alumni who are leading, innovating, and making a difference.

Catherine Zipf smiling, wearing striped shirt and dark sweater outdoors.

Preserving the History of Jim Crow Era Safe Havens

Architectural historian Catherine Zipf is building a database of Green Book sites.  

by Lydialyle Gibson

Sunlit library room at the Boston Atheneum

The New Boston Athenaeum

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

by Nell Porter-Brown

A black-and-white portrait of a smiling person with wavy hair, wearing a beaded necklace.

Defeating the Darkness

After decades of mystery, a family reunion

by Brian Palmer

close-up of VADM Shoshana Chatfield at NATO meeting

U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield

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

by Nell Porter-Brown

Bill Gates delivers comments at Harvard University, his memoir Source Code displayed

Bill Gates on AI and Innovation

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

by Olivia Farrar

Book cover for "When the Mapou sings" and a photograph of Nadine Pinede

History and Love in Haiti

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

by Lydialyle Gibson

Benjamin Rapoport in surgical scrubs by a hospital window.

Brain-Computer Interfaces and Medicine

Benjamin Rapoport aims to aid neurology patients.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Elisabeth Remy Johnson playing a harp on stage, wearing a blue dress, with stage lights softly glowing in the background.

Harvard Harpist Creates Album of Women's Compositions

Harpist Elisabeth Remy Johnson’s extended reach

by Lydialyle Gibson

Frank Gevalt standing beside his detailed model city "Port Charles," featuring buildings, bridges, and an urban skyline.

From Harvard-Trained Architect to Miniature Diorama Builder

Fred Gevalt’s astonishing and intricate diorama

by Craig Lambert

Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones and Harvard

Remembering a great musician’s Crimson ties

by Jerold S. Kayden

Lee Junseok, a South Korean politician, is seated at a desk in front of a microphone.

Lee Junseok Wants to Remake Korean Politics

South Korea’s Lee Junseok tries to break old binaries.

by Nina Pasquini