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

Olympic diver Frank Gorman '59 shares his memories

Frank Gorman '59 shares his Olympic memories.

by Maya E. Shwayder

Profile of Chicano writer Manuel Muñoz

Chicano writer Manuel Muñoz ’94 mines the “humanizing effect of literature.”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Alan M. Garber appointed Harvard University provost

Physician and economist will succeed Steven E. Hyman September 1.

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.