Alumni Profiles
Spotlight stories on alumni who are leading, innovating, and making a difference.
No More [Lovin’ That] Dirty Water
Enjoying the Boston Harbor’s Renaissance This Summer
by Nell Porter-Brown
The Arts as Essential Goods
A prescient novelist is hopeful that “after great change, amazing things can happen.”
by Nell Porter-Brown
At Home with Harvard: Harvard on the Small Screen
Discover a new series to watch in quarantine, or read about the creator behind your favorite show, in this selection of our TV stories
“Drip, Drip, Drip”
How Harvard fencers won an Ivy championship
by Jacob Sweet
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
Brief life of a breakthrough astronomer: 1900-1979
by Donovan Moore
The Early Bird
A quest to chronicle New York City’s avian community
by Nell Porter-Brown
Alan Jenkins
A brief look at a Harvard Law School professor's long journey
by Jacob Sweet
Puck Stop
The many saves of a six-foot goalie
by Lydialyle Gibson
Healthy Plate, Healthy Planet
Frank Hu confronts the triple threats of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change.
by Jacob Sweet
The Authoritarian Reflex
Harvard political scientist Pippa Norris chronicles the rise of populist authoritarians in Western democracies.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Deep Roots
Playwright Antoinette Nwandu confronts race, religion, and her personal history.
by Olivia Schwob