Students & Alumni

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

No More [Lovin’ That] Dirty Water

Enjoying the Boston Harbor’s Renaissance This Summer

by Nell Porter-Brown

At Home with Harvard: Remarkable Alumni

Some Harvard matriculants really took the road less traveled. 

Off the Ice, Onto the Screen

Bill Keenan ’09 brings his first book onto the screen. 

by Gary Santaniello

The Watchdog

Bharat Ramamurti ’03 oversees CARES Act spending—and pursues corporate reform.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

The “Bilingual” G.M.

Football-tested and data-centric, Andrew Berry takes the helm in Cleveland.

by Dick Friedman

Near and Distant Objectives

Harvard Law School professor Noah Feldman’s constitutionalism is a branch of the humanities.

by Lincoln Caplan

An Embodied Voice

Adriana Colón forges aural connections.

by Matteo Wong

“A Kind of Justice in the World”

Ian K. Smith’s turn toward detective fiction

by Lydialyle Gibson

The Fire in “A Burning”

Megha Majumdar’s novel of India resonates in the United States.

by Lydialyle Gibson

How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic

Fall semester interrupted, a century ago

by Matteo Wong

“Theater Is Church”

Playwright Katori Hall on the joy—and trauma—of black life

by Stuart Miller