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.  

by Lydialyle Gibson

Playwright Antoinette Nwandu, profiled

Playwright Antoinette Nwandu confronts race, religion, and her personal history.

by Olivia Schwob

Jazz and blues bassist Matthew Berlin

Avocational bassist Matthew Berlin

by Lydialyle Gibson

Profile of novelist Yangsze Choo

Malaysian-born Yangsze Choo writes novels infused with the tropical mysteries of her childhood.

by Stuart Miller

New York immigration activist Steven Choi

Steven Choi, J.D. ’04, works—and fights—at the vitriolic epicenter of immigration politics.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Morison, Handlin, and a new view of the Mem Hall fire

Morison, Handlin, and a new view of the Mem Hall fire

by Primus VI

And the Academy Award Goes to…Math

Ben Zauzmer '15 tackles Oscars predictions, with math. 

by Jacob Sweet

Annette Samuels makes a return visit to Harvard

Annette Samuels ’55 goes back to class.

by Jacob Sweet

The Kuperman brothers on the move

The brothers Kuperman—choreographers, directors, and storytellers

by Lydialyle Gibson

Performance artist and activist Lena Chen

Lena Chen transforms trauma into art and performance.

by Mathilde Montpetit

Technology columnist Geoffrey Fowler: a profile

Geoffrey Fowler tackles the “great reckoning” with privacy.

by Jacob Sweet