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
How to Pretend You Went to Harvard
I would like to offer you what I think is even better than an actual Harvard degree: the ability to pass what I call the Harvard Voight-Kampff.
by Alexandra Petri
Ghost Story
A century apart, two alumni find each other in the American South.
by Michael S. Knapp
A Visit from Bill Gates
The Microsoft co-founder talked about his life as a philanthropist—and answered myriad student questions.
by Jonathan Shaw
Paradigm Shifter
Michael Adams of SAGE is looking out for LGBT elders.
by Sanya Sagar
Trimming Truancy
Interventions that mobilize family support networks have powerful effects.
by Jonathan Shaw
Targeting Cancer
Using precision medicine, Harvard researchers target cancer.
by Jonathan Shaw
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Brief life of a world-changer: 1921-2009
by Eileen McNamara
Our Towns
James ’70 and Deborah Fallows ’71 explore “what the hell is happening in America.”
by Lincoln Caplan
Last of the Seafarers
In Indonesia, the Bajau fishermen’s way of life is under pressure.
by Lydialyle Gibson , David Hu
Visiting Hours
The portraits in Jack Lueders-Booth’s 40-year-old series feel even more vivid today.
by Olivia Schwob