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.
Major retrospective showcases photographer Susan Meiselas and her work
Photographer Susan Meiselas’s quest to understand via images. With audio from the interview.
Profile of poet April Bernard
Romanticism, a new collection by poet April Bernard, mixes disillusionment with emotion and playfulness.
Elizabeth Whittaker’s inventive architecture
Elizabeth Whittaker’s beautiful buildings look expensive, but aren’t.
The music of Derrick Ashong and Soulfège fuses reggae, hip-hop, and funk
The band Soulfège has international sound and a positive message. With a music video.
Prolific writer Francine Prose
Francine Prose writes fiction and nonfiction in many forms. With an audio clip of the author discussing her writing process.
Mayor John Fetterman tries to renew Braddock, Pennsylvania
A Kennedy School alumnus tries to revive a Rust Belt town.
Profile of physician and poet David Moolten
Experiences as patient and doctor have shaped David Moolten’s commitment to writing.
Profile of organic farmer and writer Kristin Kimball
How Manhattan journalist Kristin Kimball found the best job in the world.
Profile of ReputationDefender founder and author Michael Fertik
Entrepreneur and author Michael Fertik aims to help folks keep their reputations safe online.
by Seamus Flory
Harvard dropouts from the class of 1969
Forty-some years ago, three Sixties types dropped out. We drop in on them.