Alumni Profiles

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

No More [Lovin’ That] Dirty Water

Enjoying the Boston Harbor’s Renaissance This Summer

by Nell Porter-Brown

This Land Was Made For…

A Utah activist reflects on 40 years of land conservation—and what’s coming next.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Up Close

Composer Ashley Fure wants people to listen to noise.

by Jennifer Gersten

Criminal Injustice

Alec Karakatsanis puts “human caging” and “wealth-based detention” in America on trial.

by Michael Zuckerman

Carl Thorne-Thomsen

Brief life of a man of principle: 1946-1967

by Bonnie Docherty

“Practicing My Purpose”

The Grammy Award-winning songwriter Dan Wilson reclaims his catalog.

by Max Suechting

“Patchwork Futures”

Sci-fi meets the political thriller.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

The Call of the Creeks

Landscape and bird artist James Coe reflects the Hudson Valley

by Nell Porter-Brown

The Portraitist

Elsa Dorfman, BI ’73, looks back on her photography.

by Sophia Nguyen

Widening the College Pipeline

Harvard alumna Debbie Bial's Posse Foundation and a “new national leadership pipeline”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Slow and Steady Wins the Pulitzer

David Fahrenthold ’00 will continue to hold President Trump accountable. 

by Oset Babür