Alumni Profiles
Spotlight stories on alumni who are leading, innovating, and making a difference.
The Harvard Doctor Who Made Kidney Transplants Possible
Nobel Prize recipient Joseph E. Murray dedicated much of his career to organ transplant surgery.
How a Harvard farrier spends her days
How a farrier spends her days
Profile of Vijay Iyer
Harvard’s first tenured professor and jazz-artist-in-residence.
Racer Patrick Staropoli strives for Nascar
A Harvard summa aims for NASCAR.
by Steve Potter
To poet Joan Naviyuk Kane ’00, abandoned King Island is a potent creative source
For Joan Naviyuk Kane ’00, an abandoned island is a potent creative source.
by Melanie Wang
"Farewell, Fred Voodoo" by Amy Wilentz continues her long coverage of Haiti
Amy Wilentz on her “touchstone and central obsession”
Brief life of writer-reformer Edward Everett Hale, by Jeffrey Mifflin
Brief life of a science-minded writer and reformer: 1822-1909
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Cass Sunstein on the constitution in the 21st century
Cass Sunstein and the modern regulatory state
Talking with Maureen McLane, author of "This Blue"
The poet and critic talks about her teaching, her writing, and her newest book, This Blue, a finalist for the National Book Award.
The Mission Continues puts veterans to work on community projects nationwide
Post-9/11 veterans find new ways to serve at home.
Saxophonist John Payne teaches ensembles, jazz, and improvisation
Rejecting the “tyranny of competence,” John Payne helps musicians bloom.