Students & Alumni

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

a couple sitting at a park overlooking the ocean

Harvard Squared | July-August 2025

No More [Lovin’ That] Dirty Water

Enjoying Boston Harbor’s Renaissance this summer

by Nell Porter-Brown

David Malan

John Harvard's Journal | July-August 2009

David J. Malan

Expert multitasker David Malan introduces students to computer science.

Gregg Hurwitz

Alumni | July-August 2009

Slaying Dragons

A crime novelist explores the deepest cracks in the human heart.

by Nell Porter-Brown

In Yup’ik lore, the crane—depicted in the mask above—connotes stealth, power, and insight. The human face on the bird’s belly represents its <em>yua,</em> or spirit—the part of the animal that understands, and can relate to, humans. The porcelain “teeth” that border the face are a reminder to use one’s innate gifts to good effect, or risk being consumed by them. The porcelain “bones” hanging from the wings ward off evil spirits; wooden rings represent this world and the spirit world.

Montage | May-June 2009

Mnemonic Masks

Inspired by his Yup’ik heritage, Phillip Charette educates through his art.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Agee as an aspiring writer at Harvard, cigarette and Dostoevsky's <em>The Posses

Features | May-June 2009

Vistas of Perfection

A profile of writer James Agee, at Harvard and beyond

by Adam Kirsch

Features | May-June 2009

Caroline Farrar Ware

A brief profile of the activist and scholar

by Anne Firor Scott

U.S. district judge Nancy Gertner (left) listens as Linda Greenhouse ’68, formerly the Supreme Court reporter for the <em>New York Times,</em> questions Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

John Harvard's Journal | May-June 2009

A Walk through History with Justice Ginsburg

The Supreme Court associate justice speaks at a Radcliffe Institute conference on gender and the law.

"We gave ourselves an hour of quality Wi-Fi time,” says Charlene Li of a recent hotel stop on a family vacation.

Alumni | May-June 2009

Plugged In

Charlene Li urges businesses to embrace social technologies.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Jonathan Newmark's inaugural CD

Alumni | May-June 2009

Life in Counterpoint

Jonathan Newmark balances his day job and his music.

by Krysten A. Keches

Edibles entrepreneur Jessi Walter on the job

Alumni | May-June 2009

Life and Cupcakes

Jessi Walter has fun on the job.

by Krysten A. Keches

The Rythmeter, circa 1944, came with a more complicated set of instructions than the earlier “scientific prediction dial” (see next image), reflecting increasingly precise knowledge of human reproduction—knowledge that Rock played no small part in advancing.

John Harvard's Journal | May-June 2009

A Pioneer in Family Planning

A new exhibition honors John C. Rock, the Harvard Medical School professor whose research and advocacy were instrumental in the development of modern fertility treatments and contraception.