Students & Alumni

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

Harvard Retains Winthrop Name

Committee undecided on whether owning slaves merits denaming

by Max J. Krupnick

“Harvard Belongs to All of Us”

Harvard Alumni Association president Alice Hill ’81, Ph.D. ’91

by Nell Porter-Brown

Catalyzing Bioengineering

The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering gets another boost.

by Jonathan Shaw

A Dressing That Pulls Wounds Shut

Researchers in the lab of Professor David Mooney have developed a wound-dressing design that works like embryonic skin to heal injuries rapidly.

by Nina Pasquini

Educating Educators

New HGSE dean Bridget Terry Long seeks to “expand, double down, and deepen our impact.”

by John S. Rosenberg

The Trilemma

Dani Rodrik’s views on trade, development, and democracy enter the mainstream.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Dance in Translation

Choreographer Wendy Jehlen’s “dance diplomacy”

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Cabaret and Cooperation

Pink Martini bandleader Thomas Lauderdale is at his best bringing people together.

by Jacob Sweet

Are Mushrooms the New Meat?

The farmers at MV Mycological hope so.

by Nell Porter-Brown

The 2019 Harvard Medalists

For extraordinary service to the University

Centennial Medalists

Contributions to society from graduate research