Alumni

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

Trump Administration Appeals Order Restoring $2.7 Billion in Funding to Harvard

The appeal, which had been expected, came two days before the deadline to file.

by Jonathan Shaw

HAA Honors Alumni Clubs and SIGs for 2018

A celebration of significant alumni and shared interest groups

Benjamin Franklin’s Retirement and Reinvention

Two hundred and seventy years ago, Benjamin Franklin did something highly unusual. He retired.

by William N. Thor...

Bryan Stevenson on the Evolution of White Supremacy

“I don’t think slavery ended in 1865 —I think it just evolved. I think it turned into decades of terrorism and violence and lynching.”

by Lydialyle Gibson

Hope and despair, harmony and discord: Jonathan Bailey Holland, profiled

Composer Jonathan Bailey Holland on finding his musical voice  

by Jennifer McFarl...

Excerpt from "Slow Medicine: The Way to Healing," by Victoria Sweet, M.D.

A doctor’s take on the destruction of medicine

Sketch artist: profile of SNL veteran Colin Jost

Comedian Colin Jost, from Shouts and Murmurs to Saturday Night Live

by Oset Babür

Dara Horn, author of "Eternal Life," profiled

Dara Horn breathes life into classical Jewish sources.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Father Columba Stewart of Hill Museum & Manuscript Library is profiled

A globe-trotting monk with the Benedictine “survival gene” seeks out treasured manuscripts.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Children's-book author Nancy Churnin is profiled

Nancy Churnin’s picture-book biographies for children span time and space.

by Sanya Sagar

Newport’s winter activities

Visiting Newport, Rhode Island, during the winter

by Nell Porter-Brown