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.
Putting the Music in Musical Theater
Composer Zoe Sarnak’s warm-hearted songs
A Surfing Author’s Children’s Book
In the swim with Bonnie Tsui
Radcliffe Women Share Their Stories
An ambitious oral-history project captures the lived experiences of alumnae.
Melvin Miller ’56: “Not going…to stand aside”
The founder, editor, and publisher of The Bay State Banner profiled
Singer, songwriter, harmonica player Scott Albert Johnson
Scott Albert Johnson finds his path.
by Jacob Sweet
Arabic translator Marilyn Booth
Marilyn Booth translates Arabic literature for Anglophone readers.
Novelist Maggie Shipstead and “Great Circle”
Maggie Shipstead’s time-spanning, globe-circling new novel
by Dan Kelly
Pediatrician Eileen Costello, profiled by Nell Porter Brown
A pediatrician cares for a city’s children.
Harvard men’s tennis head coach Andrew Rueb
Andrew Rueb’s experience on the professional tennis circuit informs his coaching.
by Jacob Sweet
Journalist Chris Wallace, profiled by Craig Lambert
Chris Wallace has “the toughest job of any television journalist.”