Students & Alumni
Features on student life and alumni journeys, capturing the spirit, impact, and diversity of the Harvard community.
Highlighting Harvard Magazine’s Fellows
The 2025-2026 Ledecky and Summer Undergraduate Fellows
Brief life of Guy Davenport, a polymathic stylist
Brief life of a polymathic stylist: 1927-2005
The Legal Services Corporation tackles the “justice gap”
America’s unfulfilled promise of “equal justice under law”
Excerpt from “The Wine Lover’s Daughter” by Anne Fadiman
Anne Fadiman ’74 recalls her father, Clifton, in an excerpt from The Wine Lover’s Daughter
Found in Translation
Maureen Freely ’74, longtime translator of Orhan Pamuk, shares the nuances of bringing a text from one language to another.
by Oset Babür
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Harvard professor Stephanie Burt on becoming co-poetry editor at “The Nation”
Stephanie Burt ’94 is the kind of poetry critic who provokes anger in other poetry critics.
"Bunk" review: Kevin Young surveys American culture, from circuses to con men
From the Missouri Compromise to the 2016 election, Kevin Young's Bunk takes stock of American hoaxes, con men, and race fantasies.
by Niela Orr
Utah activist Bill Hedden reflects on 40 years of conservation work
A Utah activist reflects on 40 years of land conservation—and what’s coming next.
Alumni honored for undergraduate admissions work
Alumni are honored for undergraduate admissions work.
Past’s Presence
John Wang ’16, winner of Radcliffe’s public art competition, reflects on art and historical perspective.