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

Criminal Injustice

Alec Karakatsanis puts “human caging” and “wealth-based detention” in America on trial.

by Michael Zuckerman

The Portraitist

Elsa Dorfman, BI ’73, looks back on her photography.

by Sophia Nguyen

Carl Thorne-Thomsen

Brief life of a man of principle: 1946-1967

by Bonnie Docherty

“Practicing My Purpose”

The Grammy Award-winning songwriter Dan Wilson reclaims his catalog.

by Max Suechting

“Patchwork Futures”

Sci-fi meets the political thriller.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

The Call of the Creeks

Landscape and bird artist James Coe reflects the Hudson Valley

by Nell Porter-Brown

Widening the College Pipeline

Harvard alumna Debbie Bial's Posse Foundation and a “new national leadership pipeline”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Slow and Steady Wins the Pulitzer

David Fahrenthold ’00 will continue to hold President Trump accountable. 

by Oset Babür

Ballet’s Geometry, Torqued

A choreographer's career, taking shape

by Sophia Nguyen

How Buildings Move People

Justin Lee's essential, “invisible,” work at the Harvard Art Museums

by Lily Scherlis