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

Monimbo, Nicaragua, 1979

Major retrospective showcases photographer Susan Meiselas and her work

Photographer Susan Meiselas’s quest to understand via images. With audio from the interview.

“I like people to stand on tiptoe when they read my work,” says Bernard. “Not that it’s difficult to understand—but I’m trying to articulate complex ideas and feelings.”

Profile of poet April Bernard

Romanticism, a new collection by poet April Bernard, mixes disillusionment with emotion and playfulness.

by David Scribner

Elizabeth Whittaker, at her office in Boston, with basswood architectural models for residential and commercial structures

Elizabeth Whittaker’s inventive architecture

Elizabeth Whittaker’s beautiful buildings look expensive, but aren’t.

by Craig Lambert

Soulfège co-founders Jonathan Gramling (left) and Derrick N. Ashong, a.k.a. “DNA”

The music of Derrick Ashong and Soulfège fuses reggae, hip-hop, and funk

The band Soulfège has international sound and a positive message. With a music video.

by Craig Lambert

Francine Prose

Prolific writer Francine Prose

Francine Prose writes fiction and nonfiction in many forms. With an audio clip of the author discussing her writing process.

John Fetterman stands inside the defunct Carrie Furnance Works (1884-1982), which he hopes will be turned into a museum and national park down the river from Braddock.

Mayor John Fetterman tries to renew Braddock, Pennsylvania

A Kennedy School alumnus tries to revive a Rust Belt town.

by Nell Porter-Brown

For David Moolten, medicine and poetry have formed a symbiotic bond.

Profile of physician and poet David Moolten

Experiences as patient and doctor have shaped David Moolten’s commitment to writing.

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

Kristin Kimball has chosen to learn about farming from the ground up.

Profile of organic farmer and writer Kristin Kimball

How Manhattan journalist Kristin Kimball found the best job in the world.

by Christine S. An

Michael Fertik has suggestions for a safer relationship with the Web.

Profile of ReputationDefender founder and author Michael Fertik

Entrepreneur and author Michael Fertik aims to help folks keep their reputations safe online.

by Seamus Flory

Joanne Ricca at her lakeside home in rural Maine with husband Martin Bartlett.

Harvard dropouts from the class of 1969

Forty-some years ago, three Sixties types dropped out. We drop in on them.

by Craig Lambert