Students & Alumni
Features on student life and alumni journeys, capturing the spirit, impact, and diversity of the Harvard community.
Letters from Readers About Harvard’s Standoff with the Trump Administration
Harvard Magazine readers respond to Harvard’s standoff with the Trump administration.
Shane McCrae: the poet and his work
The propulsive intensity of Shane McCrae’s poetry
Alexis Sandler, associate general counsel at MoMA: a profile
Solving legal challenges at MoMA
by Sanya Sagar
The Harvard class of 1957 offers recollections and reflections
Recollections and Reflections from the Harvard class of 1957—a benchmark reunion project
Arne Duncan at Harvard Institute of Politics
Arne Duncan ’86 discusses education, politics, and Harvard basketball at the Institute of Politics.
William Morris Davis
Brief life of William Morris Davis, pioneering geomorphologist
From academia to art: profile of Nell Painter
Nell Painter reflects on leaving the ivory tower for art school at age 64.
“The Black Clown” by Langston Hughes is set to music
An oratorio adapted from Langston Hughes
Casey Cep reviews “These Truths: A History of the United States,” by Jill Lepore
Jill Lepore excavates the history of America, down to its bedrock values.
by Casey N. Cep
“Rebellious Lawyering” author Gerald López: a profile
Gerald López’s radical theory—and practice
Harvard Alumni Association president Margaret Wang
New HAA president Margaret Wang ’09