Alumni Profiles

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

Landscape Architect Julie Bargmann Transforming Forgotten Urban Sites

Julie Bargmann and her D.I.R.T. Studio give new life to abandoned mines, car plants, and more.

by Claire Zulkey

From Harvard-Trained Architect to Miniature Diorama Builder

Fred Gevalt’s astonishing and intricate diorama

by Craig Lambert

Quincy Jones and Harvard

Remembering a great musician’s Crimson ties

by Jerold S. Kayden

Lee Junseok Wants to Remake Korean Politics

South Korea’s Lee Junseok tries to break old binaries.

by Nina Pasquini

Liv Redpath on “What You Can Say” Through Opera

Liv Redpath’s operatic trajectory

by Nina Pasquini

Thomas Higginson: Abolitionist, Feminist, and Emily Dickinson's Mentor

Brief life of an activist for freedom: 1823-1911

by John Nelson

Crimson Campaign Consultants

Two Harvard alumni have helped bring advanced data analysis to political contests across the country.

by Jack R. Trapanick

Higher Education Reform and the SAT

Nicholas Lemann on revising standardized testing to address real educational needs

In 'Homeland,' n+1 writer Richard Beck excavates the War on Terror

How the War on Terror reshaped American life

by Nina Pasquini

An Underknown Twentieth Century Realist Artist

Brief life of an American realist artist and critic: 1907-1975

by Jane Borthwick

Listening to Sperm Whales

After listening to leviathans, an undergraduate comes to conservation.  

by Jonathan Shaw