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

In Yup’ik lore, the crane—depicted in the mask above—connotes stealth, power, and insight. The human face on the bird’s belly represents its <em>yua,</em> or spirit—the part of the animal that understands, and can relate to, humans. The porcelain “teeth” that border the face are a reminder to use one’s innate gifts to good effect, or risk being consumed by them. The porcelain “bones” hanging from the wings ward off evil spirits; wooden rings represent this world and the spirit world.

Mnemonic Masks

Inspired by his Yup’ik heritage, Phillip Charette educates through his art.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Agee as an aspiring writer at Harvard, cigarette and Dostoevsky's <em>The Posses

Vistas of Perfection

A profile of writer James Agee, at Harvard and beyond

by Adam Kirsch

Caroline Farrar Ware

A brief profile of the activist and scholar

by Anne Firor Scott

U.S. district judge Nancy Gertner (left) listens as Linda Greenhouse ’68, formerly the Supreme Court reporter for the <em>New York Times,</em> questions Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

A Walk through History with Justice Ginsburg

The Supreme Court associate justice speaks at a Radcliffe Institute conference on gender and the law.

The Rythmeter, circa 1944, came with a more complicated set of instructions than the earlier “scientific prediction dial” (see next image), reflecting increasingly precise knowledge of human reproduction—knowledge that Rock played no small part in advancing.

A Pioneer in Family Planning

A new exhibition honors John C. Rock, the Harvard Medical School professor whose research and advocacy were instrumental in the development of modern fertility treatments and contraception.

Oranges stacked for sale at a Moroccan bazaar

Second-Life Photography

A profile of cultural photographer Lee Smith

by Craig Lambert

Christopher Durang

A Yodel for Help in the Modern World

Playwright Christopher Durang, a “native American absurdist,” writes black comedies that turn painful events into hilarity.

by Craig Lambert

In a 1966 image taken in the Museum of Abstract Spanish Art in Cuenca, Zóbel holds one of his sketches; his painting <em>Ornitóptero</em> hangs behind him. At left is <em>Homenaje a Vasarely II,</em> a sculpture by Amadeo Gabino; the painting at far right is <em>Barrera con rojo y ocre,</em> by José Guerrero.

Fernando Zóbel de Ayala

A brief profile of the peripatetic painter and philanthropist

by John Seed

John Briscoe

Harvard Portrait - John Briscoe

John Briscoe will reestablish an engineering program at Harvard focused on water.

Jeffrey Leonard proudly drives a REVA electric car.

Turning Green into Gold

H. Jeffrey Leonard invests in green energy around the globe.

by Nell Porter-Brown