Alumni

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

This Harvard Scientist Is Changing the Future of Genetic Diseases

David Liu has pioneered breakthroughs in gene editing, creating new therapies that may lead to cures.

by Veronique Greenwood

Susan Cain Foments the "Quiet Revolution."

Susan Cain foments the “Quiet Revolution.”

by Lydialyle Gibson

Brief Life of Henry Knowles Beecher, Anesthetist and Late-Blooming Ethicist

Brief life of a late-blooming ethicist: 1904-1976

by Jack El-Hai

Justice Stephen Breyer Is Profiled by Lincoln Caplan

The optimistic project of Justice Stephen Breyer

by Lincoln Caplan

Documentarian Kent Garrett Reflects On How “Black Journal” Broke Down Barriers

How Black Journal raised the country's consciousness, and opened Kent Garrett's eyes to television's potential

by Sophia Nguyen

A New Biography of Louis Kahn

Probing the primal drives of a landmark architect

Reality Fiction: The Delightful Fullness of Elif Batuman’s “the Idiot”

Elif Batuman’s novel The Idiot reflects on her Harvard freshman year.

by Madeleine Schwartz

Composer Robert Kyr Embraces Love, Peace, and Nature.

Composer Robert Kyr embraces love, peace, and nature.

by Lydialyle Gibson

The Future of Work and the Sharing Economy

Attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan takes on the app economy.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Readers Reflect: How Should Harvard Respond to the Immigration Ban?

Reflecting on Harvard’s role in the Trump administration   

by Oset Babür