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 George Bucknam Dorr, a founder of Acadia National Park
Brief life of a persistent conservationist: 1853-1944
Radcliffe alumna Judith Brodsky, on printmaking and risk-taking
From the beginning, artist and advocate Judith Brodsky felt “pulls in different directions.”
by Violet Baron
"The biggest mystery": Nicholas Britell, on scoring "Big Short," "Seventh Fire"
A film composer's career, from annotating Sneakers to doing “archaeology” for 12 Years a Slave
Bee hunting with Thomas D. Seeley: an excerpt from "Following the Wild Bees"
Thomas D. Seeley on the craft and science of bee hunting
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
Spy novelist Joseph Finder, on the guilt and gumption that drive his writing
Joseph Finder makes technology the texture of his new thriller, Guilty Minds.
by Bailey Trela
Harvard alumna Sarah Alcorn reflects on her life as a private investigator
Boston-based private investigator Sarah Alcorn is “a bit of an oddball in this business.”
Profile of Martin J. Grasso Jr., Harvard Alumni Association president
President Martin J. Grasso boosts alumni volunteerism.
Harvard Club of Boston’s new president and renovations
The Harvard Club of Boston’s makeover, and new president
Harvard alumni leaders honored for volunteer work
Harvard Alumni Association awards honor volunteer service to the University.