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

CARES Act watchdog Bharat Ramamurti ’03

Bharat Ramamurti ’03 oversees CARES Act spending—and pursues corporate reform.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Constitutional scholar Noah Feldman profiled by Lincoln Caplan

Harvard Law School professor Noah Feldman’s constitutionalism is a branch of the humanities.

by Lincoln Caplan

Computer science at Harvard in the 1960s and 1970s

The “yeasty” times” when computer research grew at Harvard

by Harry R. Lewis

Profile of voiceover actor Adriana Colón

Adriana Colón forges aural connections.

by Matteo Wong

Profile of novelist and TV doctor Ian K. Smith

Ian K. Smith’s turn toward detective fiction

by Lydialyle Gibson

Profile of Megha Majumdar and her smash debut novel, “A Burning”

Megha Majumdar’s novel of India resonates in the United States.

by Lydialyle Gibson

New HAA president John West

HAA president John West promotes interconnections within the University.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Andrew Berry, Browns’ G.M., profiled by Dick Friedman

Football-tested and data-centric, Andrew Berry takes the helm in Cleveland.

by Dick Friedman

At Home with Harvard: Theater & Broadway

Harvardians take to the stage.

Active Duty in a Pandemic

Harvard affiliates aid the Defense Department's response to COVID-19 in New York.

by Matteo Wong