Students & Alumni
Features on student life and alumni journeys, capturing the spirit, impact, and diversity of the Harvard community.
Harvard Retains Winthrop Name
Committee undecided on whether owning slaves merits denaming
by Max J. Krupnick
The Results Are In
New members for the Board of Overseers, new directors for the Harvard Alumni Association
Leading Their Class
Introducing the marshals of the class of 2010
“Feminism, Now and Then”
Panelists at Radcliffe Day say feminism's work is not finished, and try to illuminate the way forward.
Harvard Headlines: Pioneers in Mathematics, Cancer Drug Discovery, and Development Economics
Our news roundup includes articles on Shing-Tung Yao, Esther Duflo, and cancer drug discovery efforts with Harvard Medical School links.
Satirist Borowitz on New PBS Show
Humorist Andy Borowitz ’80 will do a comedy segment each week on a new PBS news program, Need to Know.
Highbrow Lingerie
Fashion designer Laura Mehlinger draws on inspirations ranging from Vladimer Nabokow to Prince.
New Ancient Sculpture
Sculptor James Dinerstein’s works in concrete and bronze fuse ancient forms with modern abstraction.
by Paul Gleason
Skyscraper as Symbol
In Tall Building: Imagining the Skyscraper, Scott Johnson explores the semiotics of these urban giants.
by Jonathan Shaw
Seeing the Forest for Its Trees
An alumna works to sustain commerce and conservation
by Nell Porter-Brown
Three Harvardians among Time’s 100
Three Harvard affiliates have been listed on Time magazine's annual inventory of the world's 100 most influential people.