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

A Tale of Two Detectives

Lauren Mechling writes in the thriving young-adult genre.

by Paul Gleason

Albert Bickmore

Brief life of a museum impresario: 1839-1914

by Victoria Cain

Seriously Funny

Ian Frazier combines an historian's discipline with an original comic mind...

by Craig Lambert

Partnering with Survivors

Megan Berthold ’84 is director of research and a therapist for the Program for Torture Victims (PTV) in Los Angeles.

Self-Definition

Joel Derfner’s new book reveals some hidden depths.

Man with a Plan

Afam Onyema ’01 has a job that he wakes up “hungry” to pursue, that has become the passion of his life.

by Liz Goodwin

"L.A.'s Dopest Attorney" Has Harvard Pedigree

Deep in the New Yorker's exploration of the "gray-area" economy of California's marijuana growers and dispensers, a Harvard tidbit...

An Argument for Music

Critic Alex Ross keeps "classical" music current...

by Paul Gleason

Thoroughly Eclectic

Performer Eisa Davis, now starring on Broadway in Passing Strange, stays open to her many artistic passions, including playwriting (Bulrusher, Angela's Mixtape) and singing (her devut album is Something Else)...

by Julia Wallace

From Soaps to Solos

Operatic bass Ethan Herschenfeld sings around the world, but also enjoys acting on TV (Damages)...

by Daniela Amini