Alumni

Explore Harvard alumni stories, news, and achievements—covering reunions, profiles, and the global impact of Harvard graduates.

A smiling elderly man in glasses sits comfortably in a striped armchair.

Jack Reardon and Walter Cabot, Remembered

Plus, veteran higher education leader Thomas Ehrlich reflects on university curricula for his 70th reunion

by Primus VI

Video clips from Children of Invention, produced by Mynette Louie

Despite winning multiple prizes, the film—produced by Mynette Louie ’97—has struggled to find an audience or turn a profit in an uncertain time for indie film.

Explore the world of horse racing with Daily Racing Form publisher Steven Crist

Explore the world of horse racing with Steven Crist ’78, publisher of the Daily Racing Form.

Fiction by E.O. Wilson, David Cutler on healthcare, and more

Our roundup also includes a New Yorker profile of U.S. education secretary Arne Duncan and a review of the work of architect Jeanne Gang, both Harvard graduates.

Derrick Ashong in the radio studio

Derrick Ashong hosts a new show on Oprah Radio

Derrick Ashong ’97 hosts a new show on Oprah Radio.

Samuel Beer

Sam Beer and Charles Townsend Copeland

What made Sam Beer and Charles Townsend Copeland great

At the Merkers salt mines in central Germany, American GIs admire Édouard Manet’s <em>In the Conservatory,</em> one of the thousands of rare works and documents stored there by the Nazi regime late in World War II. Monuments Man George Stout (see next image), a Fogg Museum conservator turned U.S. Army lieutenant, supervised the rescue of 40 tons of art from the site in April 1945.

The Monuments Men: Rescuing art from the Nazis

Harvard’s Monuments Men at war

These views (above and below) of the Xenith football helmet show the disc-shaped shock absorbers that adapt to the magnitude and direction of the hit, adjusting the helmet’s compression accordingly.

New football helmet protects the brain

Vin Ferrara ’95 manufactures the Xenith football helmet to protect players from concussions.

by Craig Lambert

The new <a href="http://alumni.harvard.edu">alumni.harvard.edu</a>

Harvard's alumni website has a new look

Harvard's alumni website has a new look and a new home.

Harvard's new public-service initiative

The Harvard Alumni Association's plans a global public-service initiative

In Memorial Church, General George W. Casey Jr. views the plaque commemorating the Harvard dead of the Vietnam War, among them his father, George W. Casey ’45.

Veterans Day Salute at Harvard

A plaque honoring Harvard’s Medal of Honor recipients is dedicated in Memorial Church.