Alumni

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

Anne Neal Petri in a navy suit leans on a wooden chair against an exterior wall of Mount Vernon..

Mount Vernon, Historic Preservation, and American Politics

Anne Neal Petri promotes George Washington and historic literacy.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Newmark with an elderly Ukrainian woman

Saving Lives in Ukraine

Brooks Newmark ’80 evacuates women, children, and the elderly with his “Dunkirk-like fleet” of humanitarian buses.

by Gordon F. Sander

Photograph of the Crimson Goes Blue recruitment team

“Anyone Can Be an Activist”

Alumni get involved in politics.

by Isabel Mehta

A black and white cartoon shows a computer-user, with Earth’s globe for a head, stares into a screen, while spiders labeled “hate,” “misinformation,” “fear,” and “lies” crawl across his body, wrapping him in their webs.

Truer than Reality

Kevin Kallaugher on the art of editorial cartooning

by Dan Kelly

Juna Gjata with a microphone in front of her

Freedom from Food

A lifelong struggle with body image led Juna Gjata to podcasting.

by Jacob Sweet

David Andersson standing among his colorful painted portraits

Making Art Work

David Andersson’s quest to reshape the public realm

by Nell Porter-Brown

Photo of Allyson Mendenhall outside

Community with Purpose

New Harvard Alumni Association president Allyson Mendenhall

by Nell Porter-Brown

Anyeley Hallová

A Passion for Equity

How urban designer and developer Anyeley Hallová became a leader in sustainable development for social justice

by Isabel Mehta

Christine Mansour

From the Basket to the Beach

How Christine Mansour became a beach handball star

by David L. Tannenwald

A portrait phot of Emily Carmichael

Beasts of the Big Screen

Jurassic World Dominion screenwriter Emily Carmichael on scripting Hollywood sci-fi epics

by Nicolas Rapold

Wendy Lesser standing happily among her books

Wendy Lesser's "Threepenny Review:

The revered literary magazine editor discusses the writing (and reading) life.

by Lydialyle Gibson