Alumni Profiles
Spotlight stories on alumni who are leading, innovating, and making a difference.
Meet the Harvard Alumni Association’s New President
David Battat promotes alumni engagement.
Why Men Have Worn the Same Black Suits for 200 Years
Chloe Chapin trains her Broadway costume designer’s eye on the history of men’s fashion.
How CNN’s Abby Phillip Referees Political Debates
The Harvard graduate’s roundtable talk show touches on hot button issues from religion to sex.
Your Views on Rabbits in Love, Dark Skies, and Education
A sampling of reader reactions
The Harvard Doctor Who Made Kidney Transplants Possible
Nobel Prize recipient Joseph E. Murray dedicated much of his career to organ transplant surgery.
He Operates on Eyes. And He Operates a Racecar.
Harvard graduate and NASCAR racer Patrick Staropoli on pedals, attention, and fearlessness.
In Searing New Memoir, Emilee Hackney Struggles to Find Home
All That’s Unseen charts the Harvard graduate’s uneasy journey from Appalachia to Cambridge and back.
Harvard College Dean Deming Launches Podcast
In interviews, he traces his guests’ circuitous routes to success.
A Harvard Economist Probes the Affordable Housing Crisis
From understanding gender pay gaps to the housing crisis, Rebecca Diamond’s research aims to improve lives.
This Harvard-Trained Lawyer Fights for the Rights of Chickens
Alene Anello wants to apply animal cruelty laws to birds raised for meat.
This Harvard Graduate Brings Women of the Revolution to Life
Historical reenactor Lauren Shear reveals tricks of the trade for playing Tory loyalists, Revolutionary poets, and more.