Alumni

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

A silhouette of a person stands before glowing domes in a red, rocky landscape at sunset.

Getting to Mars (for Real)

Humans have been dreaming of living on the Red Planet for decades. Harvard researchers are on the case.

by Olivia Farrar

Michael Hill in a Marlins quarter zip

Leading with Care

Michael Hill strikes the right balance.

by Max J. Krupnick

Naomi Bashkansky sits on a table with a chess board behind her.

Strategic Planning

A chess player’s moves on AI safety

by Nina Pasquini

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Spellbound on Stage

Actor and young adult novelist Aislinn Brophy

by Lydialyle Gibson

Daniel Mason posing with a tree

A Dogged Observer

Novelist and psychiatrist Daniel Mason takes the long view.

by Max J. Krupnick

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The campus sundered, stem cell research, voting, and more

Map depicting the two sites of two cousins: one lived in central Mongolia, the author in southern Russia

Cousins in the Ancient World

Long-distance human migration and population bottlenecks revealed in ancient DNA

by Jonathan Shaw

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Letters about the Middle East war and campus upheavals, the energy transition, legacies, and more

Harvard President Claudine Gay

Harvard President Claudine Gay Testifies Before Congress

On antisemitism, “I have sought to confront hate while preserving free expression.”

by Max J. Krupnick

Viewers of the footage queued outside Harvard Art Museums awaiting security screening.

Bearing Witness to Terrorism

Harvard Chabad, IDF, and Bill Ackman screen October 7 Hamas footage

by Max J. Krupnick

The "Fab Five of Harvard Sports" panelists: (left to right) Ben Crockett ’02, Allison Feaster ’98, Don Sweeney ’88, and Jessica Gelman ’97, M.B.A. ’02, alongside Harvard Club president Marcus O.P. DeFlorimonte PMD '95.

From the Field to the Front Office

Harvard alumni executives in sports

by Max J. Krupnick