Students & Alumni

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

Harvard’s New Online Orientation Emphasizes Intellectual Paths

A summer course for first-years focuses on academic success, diverse viewpoints

by Jonathan Shaw

The economics of a Boston Olympics analyzed

An economic analyst of sports dissects the assumptions behind Boston's bid for the 2024 Olympics.

by Andrew Zimbalist

T.S. Eliot as a Harvard student

A rediscovery of the emerging poet

by Adam Kirsch

The 25th anniversary of Harvard women's lacrosse national championship

Twenty-five years on, the national championship women’s lacrosse team of 1990 looks back.

by Zara Zhang

Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg awarded Radcliffe Medal

This year’s Radcliffe Medalist reflects on her Supreme Court career.

by Stephanie Garlock

Honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg, panel discusses Roberts Court

Radcliffe Day panel discusses “a decade of decisions and dissents.”

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard honors five alumni for outstanding service to the University

Five alumni are honored for long-term service to the University.

New Harvard Overseer and HAA Directors elected in 2015

Harvard announces the 2015 election results for new Overseers and HAA directors.

Centennial Medalists 2015

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences honors four distinguished alumni.