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.
Emma Katz of Recession Art in Brooklyn is a fine-arts entrepreneur
Where inspired artists meet aspiring collectors
Catherine A. Gellert is the new Harvard Alumni Association president
An energetic alumni leader emphasizes her “ability to listen.”
Photographer Diana Mara Henry publishes her collection "Women on the Move"
Photographer Diana Mara Henry ’69 publishes her collection Women on the Move.
sitesALIVE! founder Rich Wilson circles the globe—solo—under sail
Rich Wilson ’72 circled the globe—nonstop, solo, under sail—and has written the tale.
Brief life of nature writer Henry Beston Sheahan, by John Nelson
Brief life of a nature writer in a machine age: 1888-1968
by John Nelson
Max and Trystan Sandvoss make goat cheese in upstate New York.
The brothers Sandvoss moved from glitter to goat cheese.
by Steve Potter
Antinuclear and civil-rights activist Albert Bigelow, by Steven Slosberg
Brief life of an ardent pacifist: 1906-1993
Nick Wyman promotes the arts as president of Actors' Equity Association
A Broadway actor on the “true spark of theater”
Abigail Donovan and Laura Prager, pediatric psychiatrists and authors
The pediatric psychiatrists’ book depicts emergency-room experiences with mentally ill children.
Author Philip Slater talks about his life, work, and loves
Philip Slater has happily progressed from fame to obscurity.