Alumni Profiles

Spotlight stories on alumni who are leading, innovating, and making a difference.

Anne Neal Petri in a navy suit leans on a wooden chair against an exterior wall of Mount Vernon..

Mount Vernon, Historic Preservation, and American Politics

Anne Neal Petri promotes George Washington and historic literacy.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Photograph of Alan Jenkins

Harvard Law School professor Alan Jenkins

A brief look at a Harvard Law School professor's long journey

by Jacob Sweet

Ben Zauzmer

And the Academy Award Goes to…Math

Ben Zauzmer '15 tackles Oscars predictions, with math. 

by Jacob Sweet

Photograph of Annette Samuels in the Harvard Art Museum

Annette Samuels makes a return visit to Harvard

Annette Samuels ’55 goes back to class.

by Jacob Sweet

Dancers on stage

The Kuperman brothers on the move

The brothers Kuperman—choreographers, directors, and storytellers

by Lydialyle Gibson

A procession of women heading toward a lake

Performance artist and activist Lena Chen

Lena Chen transforms trauma into art and performance.

by Mathilde Montpetit

Photo of Geoffrey Fowler with old and new smartphones

Technology columnist Geoffrey Fowler: a profile

Geoffrey Fowler tackles the “great reckoning” with privacy.

by Jacob Sweet

William Monroe Trotter (first row, fifth from right) with other leaders of the Liberty League, circa 1920

William Monroe Trotter

Brief life of a black radical: 1872-1934

by Kerri K. Greenidge

Photograph of A.O. Scott at the Quad Cinema, New York City.

A.O. Scott on the Value of Movie Reviews

The longtime New York Times film critic navigates the changing world of moviemaking—and moviegoing.

by Craig Lambert

A magician and comedian doing a card trick with an audience member

Profile of comedian-magician Harrison Greenbaum

For Harrison Greenbaum, it began with “Pick a card….”

by Lydialyle Gibson

Singer Ali Sethi gestures toward the audience at Sanders Theatre, while students dance on stage behind him.

Ali Sethi finds his voice in classical Pakistani music

Singer Ali Sethi finds his voice in classical Pakistani music.

by Lydialyle Gibson