Alumni

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

Close-up of a graduate's arm in a red robe with "Harvard" sash during a ceremony.

FAS Cuts Science Ph.D. Admissions By Half

Backing off plans for more drastic reductions, the division still faces a long-term deficit.

by Lydialyle Gibson

The New Overseers and HAA Elected Directors

Harvard Forward gains a fourth seat on the Board of Overseers.

Three headshots, of Harvard Medalists Walter K. Clair, Nancy-Beth Gordon Sheerr, Preston N. Williams

2021 Harvard Medalists

Harvard alumni honored for extraordinary service to the University

Portrait photograph of Sidney Verba

Sidney Verba, and a classy class reporter

Harvard’s mensch, and a record-setting recorder of Crimson lives

by Primus VI

Illustration of open doors, tied to concept of commitment instead of just seeking opportunities

Open Book: the case for commitment

Pete Davis expands on his Commencement address.

Jason Rosenfeld delivers a presentation with microphone in hand

Harvard Graduate Leads in NBA Analytics

Jason Rosenfeld ’12 traces his path to sports-statistics success.

by Jacob Sweet

Joan Donovan

Can disinformation be stopped?

Scholars’ perspectives on a pervasive new threat

by Jacob Sweet

Daguerreotype portrait of Unitarian minister Thomas Starr King

Thomas Starr King: Protector of the Union, and Yosemite

Brief life of a transcendentalist out West

by John Buehrens

Illustration of seated people talking in a restorative justice circle

Restoring justice

Exploring an alternative to crime and punishment

by Lydialyle Gibson

A photograph of Zoe Sarnak performing on stage

Putting the Music in Musical Theater

Composer Zoe Sarnak’s warm-hearted songs

by Lydialyle Gibson

Photo of Bonnie Tsui standing on a pier

A Surfing Author’s Children’s Book

In the swim with Bonnie Tsui

by S.I. Rosenbaum