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

Nick Gates ’91, who founded Coaches Across Continents, works with coaches (above) and youths (at right) in Tanzania in 2009.

Soccer program Coaches Across Continents promotes education in Africa

Nick Gates ’91 has founded Coaches Across Continents to use soccer as an educational technique in Africa.

by John Daley

From an office “down under” in Brooklyn, Sara Horowitz helps freelancers cope.

Profile of Sara Horowitz, founder of Freelancers Union

A Kennedy School graduate organizes the "free-agent economy."

by Nell Porter-Brown

Mystery writer Alfred Alcorn at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, where he’s never had to solve a homicide.

Alfred Alcorn's museum mystery books

Alfred Alcorn ’64 sets his Harvard-flavored murder mysteries in one of his favorite places: a museum. With audio from an interview with Alcorn.

by Craig Lambert

Kitchens in older homes—unlit, utilitarian, and at the rear of the house—reflect a role for women that we no longer tolerate, says remodeler Charlie Allen. This restoration aimed to connect the kitchen to the outdoors and the rest of the house.

Charlie Allen's art of home restoration

Charlie Allen makes period homes work for their owners. View images of his work.

by Jonathan Shaw

Andrew Wylie

Profile of literary agent Andrew Wylie

Andrew Wylie '70 runs a powerful literary agency that mixes hardball business and highbrow tastes. With audio from an interview with Wylie.

by Craig Lambert

Laura Mehlinger with a Colorfield romper, in silk with mesh streamers (left), and a silk-and-mesh veil chemise

Highbrow Lingerie

Fashion designer Laura Mehlinger draws on inspirations ranging from Vladimer Nabokow to Prince.

<i>Beckoning</i> (2008), one of Dinerstein’s recent concrete sculptures

Sculptor James Dinerstein’s work fuses ancient and modern art

Sculptor James Dinerstein’s works in concrete and bronze fuse ancient forms with modern abstraction.

by Paul Gleason

Laurie Wayburn finds both inspiration and solace in these protected wood- lands, within walking distance of her San Francisco office.

Profile of Pacific Forest Trust president Laurie Wayburn

An alumna works to sustain commerce and conservation

by Nell Porter-Brown

John Berlow with fellow residents of the Vietnam Friendship Village

John Berlow and the Green Vietnam Project promote safe, sustainable agriculture

John Berlow works to promote safe, sustainable agriculture in Vietnam.

by Melanie E. Long

The Lynds

Political activists Staughton and Alice (Niles) Lynd have written a memoir

Political activists Staughton and Alice (Niles) Lynd have written a memoir about marriage and social commitment.

by Tiffany L. Stanley