Alumni

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

The Tragic Wartime Life of a Promising Black Harvard Scholar

A new book sheds light on Reed Peggram.

by Ethelene Whitmire

Ronald Reagan wrote in his presidential diary for September 12, 1988: “Then a briefing for a pleasant interview which took place at 11:30 with Warren Brooks [sic] my favorite Ec. columnist.”

Warren Brookes, "pneumatic" journalist, by Charles G. Kels

Brief life of a “pneumatic” journalist: 1929-1991

by Charles G. Kels

Kathy Perkins

Kathy Perkins of PhET Interactive Simulations promotes science education

Kathy Perkins ’92 fosters science education.

by Katherine Xue

John West with his children—Georgia (20 months), Jack (8 years), and Danny (5 years)—at-hand audience members for, and friendly critics of, The Whistle

The Whistle, an interactive venture, aims to capture the sporting kid market

An entrepreneur’s multimedia ESPN for kids, “the next generation of sports fans”

by Nell Porter-Brown

For 15 years, William Francis Gibbs greeted the SS <i>United States</i> every time the liner he had designed arrived in New York City.

Naval architect William Francis Gibbs, designer of the SS United States

Brief life of America’s greatest naval architect: 1886-1967

by Steven Ujifusa

Deborah Smullyan

Harvard Magazine obituaries editor Deborah Smullyan spotlighted

Obituaries editor Deborah Smullyan ’72 in the spotlight

The 1931 Picasso painting <i>Nude, Green Leaves and Bust</i> being auctioned at Christie’s in 2010. The sale price of $106 million set a world record.

Brooke Lampley heads modern and impressionist art at Christie's

Brooke Lampley '02 heads modern and impressionist art at Christie's.

by Craig Lambert

Adam Bosworth

Keas founder Adam Bosworth ’76: from programming to minding your health

Keas—founded by computer programmer Adam Bosworth ’76—combines social media and gaming to make wellness fun.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Author and photographer Deborah Copaken Kogan in Paris with her three children.

The Red Book, Deborah Copaken Kogan's novel set at a Harvard class reunion

In a new novel, Deborah Copaken Kogan ’88 explores mid-life College reunions.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Jonathan Gruber, the man behind the models of the health insurance mandate

Jonathan Gruber crunches the numbers on healthcare reform

Grover Norquist, Harvard alumnus and antitax crusader, profiled

A Boston Globe profile of the Harvard alumnus and antitax crusader