Students & Alumni

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

scissors cutting a paper with Harvard shields on a dotted line

Harvard in the Crosshairs |

Harvard Layoffs Continue, with More to Come

In the wake of federal government actions, several Harvard schools and institutes are cutting costs.

by Jonathan Shaw

Photographic portrait of Philip W. Lovejoy, executive director, Harvard Alumni Association

University News |

Reunions, Alumni Meeting to Be Virtual

The alumni association announces the inevitable.

by John S. Rosenberg

John Harvard's Journal | January-February 2021

Crimson on Capitol Hill: 117th

Four new House members boost the roster of alumni in Congress to 54.

Portrait of Rachel Gable, author of new book on first-generation students at elite colleges

John Harvard's Journal | January-February 2021

First-Gen Inclusion and Belonging

Rachel Gable’s research on helping first-generation and low-income students succeed at elite colleges

by John S. Rosenberg

Philanthropist Edwin Binney with Helen Willard, curator of the Harvard Theatre Collection

Features | January-February 2021

Edwin Binney, 3rd

Brief life of a philanthropic art collector: 1925-1986

by Madison U. Sowell

Formal portrait of the Board of Editors for volume 70 of the “Harvard Law Review” (1956-1957), photographed on the steps of Austin Hall. The author, only the third woman admitted to Review membership, stands in the fourth row, at upper left.

Features | January-February 2021

The Education of a Harvard Lawyer

An alumna looks back.

by Nancy Boxley Tepper

Shelby Meyerhoff's photographic self-portrait of her head and shoulders transformed with body paints into a blue-ringed octopus

Montage | January-February 2021

“We’re All Animals”

Shelby Meyerhoff’s liminal, liberating body painting

by Lydialyle Gibson

Archival photograph of John F. Kennedy as an undergraduate, circa 1939, studying papers

Montage | January-February 2021

The World-Wise JFK

An unusual senior thesis

Producer Jeff Schaffer sits between star Larry David (left) and another cast member on the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” set.

Montage | January-February 2021

“Magical Digressions”

TV writer and producer Jeff Schaffer on how to be funny

by Stuart Miller

David Roberts seated outdoors on a stone wall by the Charles River

Alumni | January-February 2021

Defying Limits

David Roberts: A lifetime of adventures, risks, and rewards

by Nell Porter-Brown

At Home with Harvard |

At Home with Harvard: The Art of the Profile

A selection of our readers’ and writers’ favorite longform profiles