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

A Verdant Cultural Retreat

Boston’s Forest Hills Cemetery is a welcome respite from the world.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman and Man of the Year

Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman received the 72nd annual honors.

by Kristina DeMichele

Overseer Candidates State Their Views

The 2022 nominees outline their views of the University and their prospective service.

by John S. Rosenberg

Overseer and Elected Director Slates Announced

Harvard alumni can vote on governing-board nominees beginning April 1.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Forward Won’t Contest 2022 Overseers’ Election

A “pause” after winning four seats in recent elections

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Articulates Principles for “Denaming”

Faust-led committee addresses building and professorship naming decisions “profoundly antithetical” to present values.

by John S. Rosenberg

Reporting, with an M.B.A.

Charles Duhigg unpacks how individuals and organizations work at war, on Wall Street, and in Silicon Valley

by Jonathan Shaw

The Poet of Old Age

Donald Hall, chronicler of life

by Adam Kirsch

Damage and Repair

Textile artist Celia Pym knits meaning into mended clothes.

by Lydialyle Gibson

From Punk to the Silver Screen

The ingenious, intuitive film scores of Carter Burwell ’77

by Nicolas Rapold