Alumni

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

Mount Vernon, Historic Preservation, and American Politics

Anne Neal Petri promotes George Washington and historic literacy.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Brief life of comics impresario Leverett Gleason

Brief life of a comics impresario: 1898-1971

by Brett Dakin

Profile of Andrew Sullivan, blogger supreme

Andrew Sullivan’s views are predictable in only one way: always stimulating.

by Jesse Kornbluth

Masood Farivar's radio network encourages freedom of information in Afghanistan

Radio news and the "journalism of hope" thrive in a dangerous place.

by Craig Lambert

Dawn LaRochelle offers kosher catering in the Berkshires

Law School alumna Dawn LaRochelle left her law practice to become a caterer and restaurateur.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Richard Dyer profiles New York Philharmonic conductor Alan Gilbert

Alan Gilbert’s music that should be heard

Profile of actor and playwright Wallace Shawn

Ubiquitous on film and TV, Wallace Shawn writes plays that pack the house—with 20.

by Craig Lambert

Video clips from Wallace Shawn's films and interviews

Interviews, a reading from a play, and a memorable scene from The Princess Bride.

An excerpt from "Running the Books" by Avi Steinberg

Learning the rules of life in prison: an excerpt from the memoir of former prison librarian Avi Steinberg ’02

Meet the young alumnae behind Her Campus

Stephanie Kaplan, Windsor Hanger, and Annie Wang founded and run the popular Internet site Her Campus.

by Sarah Berlow

Daniel Rasmussen's "American Uprising" covers the largest U.S. slave revolt

Daniel Rasmussen's new book rescues the forgotten facts of the largest slave revolt in U.S. history.

by Spencer Lee Lenfield