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

Excerpt from Alexandra Petri, "A Field Guide to Awkward Silences"

A Harvard humorist reveals her superpower.

"mathematics without apologies," by Michael Harris, reviewed by Avner Ash

Two practitioners consider the enterprise of pure mathematics.

by Avner Ash

Addressing human needs at the base of the economic pyramid

Addressing human needs at the base of the economic pyramid through private enterprise

by John S. Rosenberg

The perfect pitch of filmmaker Andrew Bujalski

The perfect pitch of filmmaker Andrew Bujalski

by Sophia Nguyen

Catherine Brekus, Harvard historian, studies women religious leaders

A Harvard Divinity School specialist on women in early America 

by Sophia Nguyen

175 Candles

The Harvard Alumni Association celebrates its founding.

New Harvard Alumni Association president Paul L. Choi

A short profile of Paul L. Choi, the new president of the Harvard Alumni Association 

by Nell Porter-Brown

How Jim Connor got to Harvard, and Isadore Zarakov’s home run

How Jim Connor got to Harvard, and Isadore Zarakov’s home run