Alumni

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

Collage of professional headshots, labeled "Board of Overseers" and "Board of Directors."

Harvard Elects New Overseers, HAA Directors

Leaders for the governing board and alumni association were chosen by an alumni vote.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Upsolve co-founder Rohan Pavuluri (right) and summer staffer Nick Brown in front of an Upsolve sign.

Rohan Pavuluri and Upsolve: helping low-income families deal with debt

Rohan Pavuluri and Upsolve help low-income families cope with debt.

by Nina Pasquini

Portrait photo of admissions stalwart Dwight Miller

Dwight Miller, longtime Harvard admissions officer, retires

College admissions stalwart Dwight Miller retires.

by John S. Rosenberg

An illustration of Harvard Yard with a superimposed rendering of a youthful male figure contemplating his place at the College

A life lesson from Willie Banks

A life lesson from Willie Banks

by Chad M. Oldfather

Photo of a defunct Saturn dealership

Excerpt from “Transaction Man” by Nicholas Lemann

“The rise of the deal and the decline of the American dream”

A stage set from “The Bridges of Madison County”

Lighting and set designer Elizabeth Mak communicates stories

Lighting and set designer Elizabeth Mak communicates stories.

by Nina Pasquini

A still from “Reneepoptosis” by animator Renee Zhang

Animator Renee Zhan profiled by S.I. Rosenbaum

Animator Renee Zhan finds self-discovery in strange landscapes.

by S.I. Rosenbaum

Elizabeth Thomas shown on her couch at home with her own small dogs, Chapek and Kafka, and her son’s large dog, Clover, whom she watches when he is away.

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas profile

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas’s “laser beam” insights into the lives of animals and humans

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Photograph of Alice Hill

HAA president Alice Hill

Harvard Alumni Association president Alice Hill ’81, Ph.D. ’91

by Nell Porter-Brown

Photograph of Hansjörg Wyss

Hansjörg Wyss boosts biologically inspired engineering

The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering gets another boost.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Scientists Develop Mechanically Active Skin Dressing

Researchers in the lab of Professor David Mooney have developed a wound-dressing design that works like embryonic skin to heal injuries rapidly.

by Nina Pasquini