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.
The downsizing movement: meet people who live in, and with, less
Downsizing gains popularity.
"Golden Holocaust," by Robert N. Proctor, advocates the abolition of cigarettes
Robert Proctor’s Golden Holocaust urges abolition of cigarettes, the leading preventable cause of death.
Paul Finnegan elected a Fellow of the Harvard Corporation
Paul Finnegan joins the Harvard Corporation, expanding its ranks to 11.
Harvard 2012 Commencement humor human interest
Commencement moments and people—pleasing, surprising, and funny
Harvard Commencement speakers Berwick, Bok, Marshall, Zakaria, et al.
An oratorical omnium gatherum, from Donald Berwick and Derek Bok to Margaret Marshall and Fareed Zakaria
Harvard 2012 honorary degrees
The University confers honorary degrees on six men and two women.
Harvard 2012 Commencement
Moments for reflection and projection during the 361st Commencement, in Harvard's 375th anniversary year
Naval architect William Francis Gibbs, designer of the SS United States
Brief life of America’s greatest naval architect: 1886-1967
Hiram Hunn Awards for 2012 presented by Harvard College Admissions Office
The College’s Office of Admissions and Financial Aid honors seven alumni.
Harvard 50th reunion focuses on ethics and integrity
Lawrence Lessig and others discuss questions of diminished integrity in contemporary life.