Alumni
Explore Harvard alumni stories, news, and achievements—covering reunions, profiles, and the global impact of Harvard graduates.
Jack Reardon and Walter Cabot, Remembered
Plus, veteran higher education leader Thomas Ehrlich reflects on university curricula for his 70th reunion
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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 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.
Obama's Daunting International Agenda
Journalist David E. Sanger's new book outlines the huge international security challenges facing the new administration.
Habeas Corpus and the War on Terrorism
In the fight against terrorists, habeas corpus has played a key role in efforts to balance civil liberties against national security.