Alumni

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

From Jellyfish to Digital Hearts

How Harvard researchers are helping to build a virtual model of the human heart

by Olivia Farrar

Harvard Overseer and HAA director election results 2017

The annual election results

Tahmima Anam's "The Bones of Grace" excavates history and family

Tahmima Anam’s Bengal trilogy finds a resting place.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Joan C. Williams on "class cluelessness"—a book review by Andrea Louise Campbell

A review of Joan Williams’s powerful book on the resentments reshaping American politics

by Andrea Louise C...

Recent books with Harvard connections

Beach reading, the West, segregation, gardening with children, and more

The role of a “Posse” in higher education

Harvard alumna Debbie Bial's Posse Foundation and a “new national leadership pipeline”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Centennial Medalists of 2017

Honorands whose contributions to society emerged from graduate study

The Harvard Medalists of 2017

Honorees include an architect, athletics enthusiast, and longtime University administrator.

Mark Zuckerberg and Drew Faust address Harvard Commencement

Mark Zuckerberg and Drew Faust, on freedom of speech and creating “a sense of purpose for everyone”

by Sophia Nguyen

Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences honors its Centennial Medalists

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

A celebration of computer science at Harvard in honor of Harry Lewis

Former students, friends, family, and colleagues gather to celebrate Harry Lewis on the occasion of his seventieth birthday.

by Jonathan Shaw