Students & Alumni

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

Harvard President Alan Garber Helps First-Years Move In

As a potential settlement with the Trump administration looms, Garber gets students settled. 

by Olivia Farrar

Jennifer Rubell's edible and tactile art, events, and happenings

Jennifer Rubell makes art to touch, crawl into, or even drink and eat.

by Craig Lambert

Cookbook author “Doc” Willoughby ’70 talks grilling and writing

Cookbook author “Doc” Willoughby ’70 makes a Thai-inspired sauce.

Alumnus Jim Langevin leads anti-gun-violence gesture at State of the Union

Congressman Jim Langevin had his spine severed by a bullet at 16.

Harvard Corporation elects venture capitalist James W. Breyer

Venture capitalist succeeds Patricia King as a member of the University's senior governing board

Class notes and obituaries January-February 2012

Harvard alumni may sign in to view class notes and obituaries.

Shared Interest Group events in January and February

Shared Interest Group events in January and February

Profile of Rachel Cox, author of the World War II history "Into Dust and Fire"

Rachel Cox ’74 pays written tribute to an uncle and his friends with Into Dust and Fire: Five Young Americans Who Went First to Fight the Nazi Army.

by Jean Martin

Profile of Little Rock Central High School teacher George West

George West ’72 and his students foster oral history at Little Rock Central High.

by Isabel Ruane

Harvard alumni in the 113th Congress

Alumni, an alumna, and a former Law School professor will join the 113th Congress.

Children’s Hospital Boston’s David G. Nathan celebrates progress in pediatrics

David G. Nathan on watching his patients grow up and flourish