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

Looking for the Real Stan Lee

Biographer Abraham Riesman plumbs the dark mysteries of the Marvel auteur

by Dan Kelly

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

War, Misremembered

Elizabeth Samet, of West Point, reinterprets the American understanding of World War II.

Border Crossing

Author Rudy Ruiz carries on his Mexican-American family’s storytelling tradition.

by Nancy Walecki

A Democracy of Opportunity

Liberals must learn from conservatives how to interpret the Constitution in all its dimensions.

by Lincoln Caplan

Notes on Doctoring

Michael Stanley and the covenant of medicine

by Lydialyle Gibson