Alumni

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

Three Harvard Alumni and a Former Postdoc Named MacArthur Fellows

A labor economist, an organic chemist, a physicist, and a memory researcher were honored with 2026 “genius” grants.

by Schuyler Velasco

Jim Merriner, Alaskan school superintendent, is profiled

In rural Alaska, Jim Merriner runs a school district with a major educational footprint across the state.

by Shane Brodie

Historic hod, Henry Kissinger, and more

Messenger from the past

by Primus VI

Millicent Todd Bingham

Brief life of an unlikely Dickinson scholar

by Julie Dobrow

A melting pot: Harvard’s 1968 football team

How the Crimson squad from the immortal ’68 Game revealed a transforming Harvard

by George Howe Colt

Opera director Sarah Meyers, profiled by Jennifer Gersten

Opera director Sarah Meyers doesn’t want you to notice everything.

by Jennifer Gersten

Alexis Sandler, associate general counsel at MoMA: a profile

Solving legal challenges at MoMA

by Sanya Sagar

The Harvard class of 1957 offers recollections and reflections

Recollections and Reflections from the Harvard class of 1957—a benchmark reunion project

Arne Duncan at Harvard Institute of Politics

Arne Duncan ’86 discusses education, politics, and Harvard basketball at the Institute of Politics.

by David L. Tannenwald

William Morris Davis

Brief life of William Morris Davis, pioneering geomorphologist

by Philip S. Koch

From academia to art: profile of Nell Painter

Nell Painter reflects on leaving the ivory tower for art school at age 64.

by Olivia Schwob