Alumni Profiles
Spotlight stories on alumni who are leading, innovating, and making a difference.
A Harvard Economist Probes the Affordable Housing Crisis
From understanding gender pay gaps to the housing crisis, Rebecca Diamond’s research aims to improve lives.
How Myth and Memoir Intertwine
Elisabeth Sharp McKetta ’01 finds truth in the border between fact and fiction.
The outdoor artwork of designer—and experimenter—Todd Gilens
Todd Gilens brings wilderness into urban public art.
A Beloved Bengali Poet in Translation
A new book presents a mother and daughter’s final collaboration
The "King of Palindromes"
Mark Saltveit and the art of the palindrome
Improvised Cuisine
The joys of cooking with Sam Sifton of The New York Times
An Inclusive “One Harvard”
HAA president Vanessa Liu on harnessing power “for the greater good.”
Betting on Lookout Farm
A pandemic-era restaurant-plus-farm thrives in Natick, Massachusetts
Sailing Solo
James Hammitt ’78, is a professor at the School of Public Health—and a superb sailor.
Harvard Graduate Leads in NBA Analytics
Jason Rosenfeld ’12 traces his path to sports-statistics success.
by Jacob Sweet
Thomas Starr King: Protector of the Union, and Yosemite
Brief life of a transcendentalist out West