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

Lighting and set designer Elizabeth Mak communicates stories

Lighting and set designer Elizabeth Mak communicates stories.

by Nina Pasquini

Animator Renee Zhan profiled by S.I. Rosenbaum

Animator Renee Zhan finds self-discovery in strange landscapes.

by S.I. Rosenbaum

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas profile

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas’s “laser beam” insights into the lives of animals and humans

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

HAA president Alice Hill

Harvard Alumni Association president Alice Hill ’81, Ph.D. ’91

by Nell Porter-Brown

Science Dean, Soccer Judge Frank Doyle

On the weekends, SEAS dean Frank Doyle steps out of his office and onto the pitch.

by Jacob Sweet

Dani Rodrik profiled by Marina Bolotnikova

Dani Rodrik’s views on trade, development, and democracy enter the mainstream.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Choreographer Wendy Jehlen’s “dance diplomacy”

Choreographer Wendy Jehlen’s “dance diplomacy”

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Pink Martini bandleader Thomas Lauderdale brings people together

Pink Martini bandleader Thomas Lauderdale is at his best bringing people together.

by Jacob Sweet

Harvard rugby first-year scorer Sofie Fella

Rugby’s freshman scorer Sofie Fella

by Lydialyle Gibson

Wyss Institute Receives $131 Million to Support Translational Research

A third round of funding by one of Harvard's leading donors

by Jonathan Shaw