Alumni
Explore Harvard alumni stories, news, and achievements—covering reunions, profiles, and the global impact of Harvard graduates.
FAS Cuts Science Ph.D. Admissions By Half
Backing off plans for more drastic reductions, the division still faces a long-term deficit.
The Poet of Old Age
Donald Hall, chronicler of life
by Adam Kirsch
Damage and Repair
Textile artist Celia Pym knits meaning into mended clothes.
From Punk to the Silver Screen
The ingenious, intuitive film scores of Carter Burwell ’77
War, Misremembered
Elizabeth Samet, of West Point, reinterprets the American understanding of World War II.
Border Crossing
Author Rudy Ruiz carries on his Mexican-American family’s storytelling tradition.
A Democracy of Opportunity
Liberals must learn from conservatives how to interpret the Constitution in all its dimensions.
Notes on Doctoring
Michael Stanley and the covenant of medicine
Celebrating Alumni, Anew
Changes afoot for Harvard’s annual alumni meeting
Life After Brain Injury
Alumna Carolyn Gold on finding a “new self” after West Nile encephalitis
People-Powered Journalism
At Democracy Now! Amy Goodman goes “where the silence is.”