Students & Alumni

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

Eat Your Potatoes Mashed, Boiled or Baked, but Hold the Fries

Baked, boiled, and mashed potatoes are better.

by Vivian W. Rong

2019 Overseer and HAA Director Candidates

The official 2019 slates

A.J. Mleczko, hockey champion and broadcaster: a profile

Hockey champion A.J. Mleczko in the broadcast booth

by Lydialyle Gibson

Participants recall the Harvard bust and strike, and its aftermath

Recalling a time of trial, and its continuing resonances

This Year’s Overseer and HAA Director Candidates

The official nominees for 2019 are announced.

Tracy K. Smith Named Harvard Arts Medalist

 The U.S. poet laureate will be honored on May 2. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Profile of winemaker Kelby Russell

Why the vineyards of New York called Kelby Russell home

by Erick Trickey

Profile of installation artist Liz Glynn

In Liz Glynn’s massive installations, big questions about the meaning of value

by Samantha Culp

Playwright Bess Wohl: a profile

Bess Wohl writes plays from an actor’s perspective.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Cellist Laurence Lesser is profiled

A cellist and conservatory teacher who has never stopped learning

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard degree-program affiliates in the 116th Congress

Degree-program affiliates now number 53, with 15 in the Senate and 38 in the House.