Alumni Profiles
Spotlight stories on alumni who are leading, innovating, and making a difference.
Preserving the History of Jim Crow Era Safe Havens
Architectural historian Catherine Zipf is building a database of Green Book sites.
Music theorist Alexander Rehding profiled by Jacob Sweet
A professor’s interstellar reach
by Jacob Sweet
Playwright Katori Hall on the joy—and trauma—of black life
Playwright Katori Hall on the joy—and trauma—of black life
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
Harvard fencing squad update
How Harvard fencers won an Ivy championship
by Jacob Sweet
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
Brief life of a breakthrough astronomer: 1900-1979
David Barrett reports on New York City’s birds
A quest to chronicle New York City’s avian community
Lindsay Reed, Harvard women’s ice-hockey goalie
The many saves of a six-foot goalie
Healthy Plate, Healthy Planet
Frank Hu confronts the triple threats of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change.
by Jacob Sweet
Pippa Norris on the global rise of populist authoritarianism
Harvard political scientist Pippa Norris chronicles the rise of populist authoritarians in Western democracies.
Playwright Antoinette Nwandu, profiled
Playwright Antoinette Nwandu confronts race, religion, and her personal history.