Students & Alumni

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

In Federal Court, Harvard and the Government Have Friends

A look at the amicus curiae briefs in Harvard’s funding case

by Tamara Evdokimova

From the Basket to the Beach

How Christine Mansour became a beach handball star

by David L. Tannenwald

The Childcare Crisis

Neighborhood Villages in action, pre- and post-pandemic

by Kristina DeMichele

The Taliban and Trauma

Alumni friends collaborate to help students at the Asian University for Women.

by Isabel Mehta

Abortion Rights Advocacy: Past and Present

A documentary from 1970 is re-released and newly relevant. 

by Lydialyle Gibson

Wheat and War in Ukraine

A Harvard graduate’s design of the newly relevant Holodomor Memorial in Washington, D.C.

by Isabel Mehta

Former Crimson Star Spearheads New Soccer League

Charles Altchek ’07 moves from the field to the front office.

by Isabel Mehta

Beasts of the Big Screen

Jurassic World Dominion screenwriter Emily Carmichael on scripting Hollywood sci-fi epics

by Nicolas Rapold

Wendy Lesser's "Threepenny Review"

The revered literary magazine editor discusses the writing (and reading) life.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard Medalists

Avarita L. Hanson, William F. Lee, Dwight D. Miller, and Tom Reardon

Seafaring America

Visiting Mystic, Connecticut

by Craig Lambert