Alumni

Explore Harvard alumni stories, news, and achievements—covering reunions, profiles, and the global impact of Harvard graduates.

Getting to Mars (for Real)

Humans have been dreaming of living on the Red Planet for decades. Harvard researchers are on the case.

by Olivia Farrar

Roberta Kaplan speaks at Harvard Law School Class Day

Roberta Kaplan at Harvard Law Class Day

by Nina Pasquini

Harvard Honors Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Centennial Medalists

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences honors five alumni whose contributions to society emerged from their study at Harvard.

by Jonathan Shaw

A plea to address moral injury

A Kennedy School reunioner and Vietnam veteran stresses the need to address moral injury.

by Joseph Brett

Divest Harvard Makes Case for Fossil Fuel Divestment

Students, faculty, and alumni urge the ditching of corporations linked to climate change. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

“Building on the Continuity”

A conference looks back at Harvard’s 1969 student strike. 

by Jean Martin , Marina N. Bolotnikova

Nieman Fellow Eliza Griswold Wins Pulitzer Prize

Her book Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America is the choice in general nonfiction.  

by Jacob Sweet

The SIGnboard: Reunion Week Events

Shared Interest Group gatherings in Cambridge

Harvard Portrait: Jason Luke

Harvard’s behind-the-scenes Commencement hero

by Jacob Sweet

Rafael Campo of HMS: a profile by Lydialyle Gibson

Rafael Campo’s compassionate care

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harry Elkins Widener, profiled by Daniel Blank

Brief life of Harry Elkins Widener, theater-loving bibliophile: 1885-1912

by Daniel Blank