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

Five-letter Word for Magic

David Kwong has a trick that’s all his own.

by Qichen Zhang

Vita: Edward Rowe Snow

Brief life of a maritime original: 1902-1982

by Sara Hoagland Hunter

“In the Bee-Loud Glade”

The Innisfree Poetry Bookstore and Café in Boulder, Colorado, sells beverages, pastries, and poetry—nothing else.

Create Your Own Salad with Panache

Erin Wade's special dressing recipes are sure to whet your appetite.

“One Less Investment Banker”

Chung To quit Wall Street to sponsor schooling for 
China’s "blood orphans."

by Marilyn Chase

Cornucopias in Paint

David Fichter paints outdoor murals that teem with life.

Vocals, Guitar, and Stethoscope

Singer-songwriter Suzie Brown, a cardiologist by training, has just released her first CD.

by Kevin Hartnett

A Singular Woman’s Biographer

Janny Scott '77 introduces Barack Obama's mother to a wider audience.

by Maya E. Shwayder

The Brain As Art

Carl Schoonover ’06 merges science and aesthetics.

by Sarah Zhang

Peter Der Manuelian

Meet Harvard's resident Egyptologist.