Alumni
Explore Harvard alumni stories, news, and achievements—covering reunions, profiles, and the global impact of Harvard graduates.
Don’t Be A ‘Solo Superhero,’ Jonny Kim Tells Harvard Alumni
The astronaut, doctor, and Navy SEAL delivered keynote remarks at the University’s Alumni Day festivities.
Elizabeth Whittaker’s inventive architecture
Elizabeth Whittaker’s beautiful buildings look expensive, but aren’t.
Set designer Derek McLane speaks at Harvard October 14
Award-winning theatrical set designer Derek McLane ’80 will speak about his work at Harvard on October 14.
Critic of Braddock mayor accused of stealing $176,000 from the town
Braddock, Pennsylvania, borough manager Ella Jones has been a vocal critic of the town's mayor, John Fetterman, who was profiled in Harvard Magazine.
Random House wins literary standoff with Andrew Wylie's agency
Random House publishers has won a battle with literary agent Andrew Wylie over e-book rights.
Video: Soulfège reinterprets the West African classic "Sweet Mother"
Shot in Ghana, a reinterpretation of the West African classic by a band including Derrick Ashong ’97 and Jonathan Gramling ’98
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.
Harvard scholars and students fight HIV in sub-Saharan Africa
Harvard professors and students take aim at the social and behavioral factors that contribute to HIV.
Brief life of American textile industry entrepreneur Francis Cabot Lowell
Brief life of an American entrepreneur: 1775-1817
by Dan Yaeger
Mayor John Fetterman tries to renew Braddock, Pennsylvania
A Kennedy School alumnus tries to revive a Rust Belt town.