Alumni Profiles

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

Preserving the History of Jim Crow Era Safe Havens

Architectural historian Catherine Zipf is building a database of Green Book sites.  

by Lydialyle Gibson

Sculptor James Dinerstein’s work fuses ancient and modern art

Sculptor James Dinerstein’s works in concrete and bronze fuse ancient forms with modern abstraction.

by Paul Gleason

Profile of Pacific Forest Trust president Laurie Wayburn

An alumna works to sustain commerce and conservation

by Nell Porter-Brown

John Berlow and the Green Vietnam Project promote safe, sustainable agriculture

John Berlow works to promote safe, sustainable agriculture in Vietnam.

by Melanie E. Long

Political activists Staughton and Alice (Niles) Lynd have written a memoir

Political activists Staughton and Alice (Niles) Lynd have written a memoir about marriage and social commitment.

by Tiffany L. Stanley

American composer Johnny Green

Brief life of a conflicted musician: 1908-1989

by Sol Hurwitz

Steven Crist publishes the Daily Racing Form

Steven Crist '78 is a newspaperman for the turf tribe.

by Craig Lambert

Bruce Corsino promotes plain language

Bruce Corsino promotes "usable, efficient, and transparent" writing inside government and out.

by Krysten A. Keches , Nell Porter-Brown

Theresa McCulla runs Harvard Dining Services’ Food Literacy Project

Meet the director of Harvard Dining Services’ Food Literacy Project.

Rare-book dealers Jon and Margaret Richardson specialize in the Bloomsbury Group

Rare-book dealers Jon and Margaret Richardson are fans of the Bloomsbury Group.

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

Sportscaster J.B. Brown writes about his "Role of a Lifetime"

Sportscaster J.B. Brown writes about his "Role of a Lifetime"

by Melanie E. Long