Students & Alumni

Features on student life and alumni journeys, capturing the spirit, impact, and diversity of the Harvard community.

12,000 Harvard Alumni File Amicus Brief in Funding Freeze Lawsuit

Alumni from every Harvard school and class since 1950 rally behind the University 

by Nina Pasquini

Critique and Joy

Kevin Young’s anthology of African American poetry, from Phillis Wheatley to hip hop

by Elisa New

Improvised Cuisine

The joys of cooking with The New York Times's Sam Sifton 

by Craig Lambert

An Inclusive “One Harvard”

HAA president Vanessa Liu on harnessing power “for the greater good.”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Origin Stories

Bow and Arrow’s mechanic, James Agee’s creative turbulence

by Primus VI

Betting on Lookout Farm

A pandemic-era restaurant-plus-farm thrives in Natick, Massachusetts

by Nell Porter-Brown

Sailing Solo

James Hammitt ’78, is a professor at the School of Public Health—and a superb sailor.

by Juliet Isselbacher

Bias in Artificial Intelligence

Data journalist Meredith Broussard on “the civil-rights issue of our time”

by Lydialyle Gibson

The “Talking Feds” Podcast

Former U.S. attorney Harry P. Litman ’80 and guests’ lively take on legal and political issues.

by Juliet Isselbacher

From Corporate Lawyer to Waffle Entrepreneur

Emily Cole Groden’s quest for nutritious frozen waffles

by Jacob Sweet

On Public Notice

Column’s innovations support journalism, and an informed citizenry.

by Juliet Isselbacher