Alumni
Explore Harvard alumni stories, news, and achievements—covering reunions, profiles, and the global impact of Harvard graduates.
Getting to Mars (for Real)
Humans have been dreaming of living on the Red Planet for decades. Harvard researchers are on the case.
Profile of body-paint artist Shelby Meyerhoff
Shelby Meyerhoff’s liminal, liberating body painting
Fredrik Logevall, “JFK: Coming of Age…” excerpt
An unusual senior thesis
TV writer and producer Jeff Schaffer talks shop
TV writer and producer Jeff Schaffer on how to be funny
Adventure writer Dave Roberts
David Roberts: A lifetime of adventures, risks, and rewards
At Home with Harvard: The Art of the Profile
A selection of our readers’ and writers’ favorite longform profiles
Harvard Forward New Overseer Slate
Three aspirants for election to the Board of Overseers, under its new rules limiting petition candidates
Paul Farmer on the West Africa Ebola Epidemic
The 2014 epidemic was rooted in centuries of exploitation and war, Paul Farmer argues.
Harvard Schools Remote Teaching Spring Term
Harvard professional schools continue (mostly) online learning during the next semester—and other indicators for 2021.
Making the 2020 Election Call
The AP’s Michael Fabiano on the 2020 election
by Jacob Sweet
Ross Douthat’s conservative conservatism, a profile by Lydialyle Gibson
New York Times columnist Ross Douthat’s journey through American decadence and upheaval