Alumni Profiles

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

A Harvard Economist Probes the Affordable Housing Crisis

From understanding gender pay gaps to the housing crisis, Rebecca Diamond’s research aims to improve lives.

by Jonathan Shaw

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

Alexander Heffner Interviews Republican and Democratic Politicians

Alexander Heffner ’12 plumbs the state of democracy.

by Jack R. Trapanick

Architect Kimberly Dowdell is Changing Her Profession

Kimberly Dowdell influences her profession—and the built environment.

by Nell Porter-Brown

50 Marathons in 50 States: Scott Kline

Harvard Law School's Scott Kline ’88.