Alumni Profiles


Faith through Film

The “Accidental Talmudist” on making Jewish movies

by Max J. Krupnick

Justice Elena Kagan, in Dissent

Ebbing trust in the Supreme Court, and what to do about it  

by Lincoln Caplan

Saving Lives in Ukraine

Brooks Newmark ’80 evacuates women, children, and the elderly with his “Dunkirk-like fleet” of humanitarian buses.

by Gordon F. Sander

“Anyone Can Be an Activist”

Alumni get involved in politics.

by Isabel Mehta

Truer than Reality

Kevin Kallaugher on the art of editorial cartooning

by Dan Kelly

Freedom from Food

A lifelong struggle with body image led Juna Gjata to podcasting.

by Jacob Sweet

Making Art Work

David Andersson’s quest to reshape the public realm

by Nell Porter-Brown

Community with Purpose

New Harvard Alumni Association president Allyson Mendenhall

by Nell Porter-Brown

A Passion for Equity

How urban designer and developer Anyeley Hallová became a leader in sustainable development for social justice

by Isabel Mehta

From the Basket to the Beach

How Christine Mansour became a beach handball star

by David L. Tannenwald

Telling Humanity’s Story through DNA

Geneticist David Reich rewrites the ancient human past.

by Jonathan Shaw