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

Slow and Steady

A Harvard Law School graduate completes marathons in all 50 states.  

by Jacob Sweet

Harvard Cardinal Robert W. McElroy on the Changing Catholic Church

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy on how the Catholic Church has moved towards inclusivity.

by Nell Porter-Brown

The Harvard Ballerina and Physicist

Ballerina and quantum physicist Merritt Moore ’11 connects humans and machines.

by Nina Pasquini

Poet Cynthia Zarin's Debut Novel "Inverno"

Poet Cynthia Zarin ’81’s first novel Inverno, a study in yearning and desire.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Dialogue, not Debate

American University’s Lara Schwartz, J.D. ’98, teaches productive disagreement.

by Max J. Krupnick

Vacationing with a Purpose

New England “summer camps” for adults

by Nell Porter-Brown

Leading with Care

Michael Hill strikes the right balance.

by Max J. Krupnick

A Dogged Observer

Novelist and psychiatrist Daniel Mason takes the long view.

by Max J. Krupnick

Diagnosis by Fiction

The “Healing Quartet” probes medicine—and life.

by Craig Lambert