Alumni
Explore Harvard alumni stories, news, and achievements—covering reunions, profiles, and the global impact of Harvard graduates.
Harvard Alumni Win Two 2026 Nobel Prizes
Karl Deisseroth revolutionized neuroscience. Navanethem “Navi” Pillay has adjudicated cases in international courts concerning genocide.
“The Equivalents,” by Maggie Doherty, reviewed by Susan Ware
From “women’s confinement” to “women’s liberation” at the Radcliffe Institute
by Susan Ware
“Tightrope,” by Kristof and WuDunn, reviewed by Allison Pugh
Americans diminished by “social poverty”
by Allison Pugh
David Barrett reports on New York City’s birds
A quest to chronicle New York City’s avian community
Harvard Overseer and HAA director elections
The official 2020 slates
Harvard’s Virtual Commencement
Harvard’s 369th Commencement goes virtual.
Harvard Overseer Election Postponed
The coronavirus pandemic threatened to disenfranchise alumni balloting.
African and African-American Studies Celebrates 50 years
Speakers discuss history, progress, hope, and home.
Harvard Overseers Nominations Election
On the eve of a contested election for the governing board, looking under the hood of the nominating process
Harvard and Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health Team to Fight SARS-CoV-2
As the novel coronavirus begins spreading in populations outside China, Harvard announces a collaboration with Chinese researchers to develop diagnostics and therapies for treating SARS-CoV-2.
Ghost Stories for the Apocalypse
Ken Liu’s speculative fiction on maintaining and transcending humanity