Alumni

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

Three Harvard Alumni and a Former Postdoc Named MacArthur Fellows

A labor economist, an organic chemist, a physicist, and a memory researcher were honored with 2026 “genius” grants.

by Schuyler Velasco

Soccer program Coaches Across Continents promotes education in Africa

Nick Gates ’91 has founded Coaches Across Continents to use soccer as an educational technique in Africa.

by John Daley

Profile of Sara Horowitz, founder of Freelancers Union

A Kennedy School graduate organizes the "free-agent economy."

by Nell Porter-Brown

Donald Heathfield, M.P.A. ’00, accused of spying for Russia, with 10 others

Donald Heathfield, M.P.A. ’00, has been arrested by the F.B.I. on charges of belonging to a group of secret agents working for Russia.

Alfred Alcorn's museum mystery books

Alfred Alcorn ’64 sets his Harvard-flavored murder mysteries in one of his favorite places: a museum. With audio from an interview with Alcorn.

by Craig Lambert

Charlie Allen's art of home restoration

Charlie Allen makes period homes work for their owners. View images of his work.

by Jonathan Shaw

Profile of literary agent Andrew Wylie

Andrew Wylie '70 runs a powerful literary agency that mixes hardball business and highbrow tastes. With audio from an interview with Wylie.

by Craig Lambert

Updike papers at Houghton Library

Taking a look at the Houghton Library holdings

"Why did you drop out?"

Hear three Sixties types explain why they dropped out of Harvard.

Harvard Headlines: Books by Melvin Konner, Steven Shapin, and Thomas Bisson

Three recent reviews of books by Harvard-affiliated scholars (two faculty members and one alumnus).

David H. Souter speaks at Harvard Commencement

The Honorable David H. Souter, retired from the U.S. Supreme Court, began a conversation about constitutional interpretation.