Alumni
Explore Harvard alumni stories, news, and achievements—covering reunions, profiles, and the global impact of Harvard graduates.
Radcliffe Institute Announces 2026-2027 Fellows
Scholars will tap Harvard’s intellectual resources during the coming academic year.
2009 HAA Elections
This spring, alumni will choose five new Harvard Overseers and six new directors for the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) board.
The SIGnboard
News from Shared Interest Groups
Congratulations
The HAA clubs committee awards were presented February 5
News and Notices
Comings and Goings; Return to Harvard Day; and a special notice regarding Harvard's Commencement Exercises
Love’s Labors
Experiencing new partners in the second half of life
Second-Life Photography
A profile of cultural photographer Lee Smith
A Yodel for Help in the Modern World
Playwright Christopher Durang, a “native American absurdist,” writes black comedies that turn painful events into hilarity.
A Death in the Harvard Family: John Updike ’54, Litt.D. ’92
Noted author John Updike ’54, Litt.D. ’92, died of lung cancer on January 27 at the age of 76.
Inaugural Addresses Then and Now
An archival look at presidential inaugural talks, and a contemporary, amusing historian's take on the often-clunky, but increasingly populist, first-day rhetoric.
Barney Frank: "The Most Outspoken Man in the House"
Jeffrey Toobin profiles Congressman Barney Frank, the most important figure in the House of Representatives involved in legislating solutions to the financial crisis.