Students & Alumni

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

Your Views on Harvard’s Standoff, Antisemitism, and More

Readers comment on the controversial July-August cover, authoritarianism, and scientific research.

From Harvard to Nashville, Wisewater makes music

A folk trio finds their harmony, on the road.

by Sophia Nguyen

Excerpt from Alexandra Petri, "A Field Guide to Awkward Silences"

A Harvard humorist reveals her superpower.

"mathematics without apologies," by Michael Harris, reviewed by Avner Ash

Two practitioners consider the enterprise of pure mathematics.

by Avner Ash

Addressing human needs at the base of the economic pyramid

Addressing human needs at the base of the economic pyramid through private enterprise

by John S. Rosenberg

The perfect pitch of filmmaker Andrew Bujalski

The perfect pitch of filmmaker Andrew Bujalski

by Sophia Nguyen

Catherine Brekus, Harvard historian, studies women religious leaders

A Harvard Divinity School specialist on women in early America 

by Sophia Nguyen

175 Candles

The Harvard Alumni Association celebrates its founding.

New Harvard Alumni Association president Paul L. Choi

A short profile of Paul L. Choi, the new president of the Harvard Alumni Association 

by Nell Porter-Brown