Students & Alumni

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

Thomas Andrew “Tom” Lehrer

The mathematician and satirist kept Harvard in his thoughts—and lyrics

by Jonathan Shaw

Frank Gehry to Receive Harvard Arts Medal

Gehry is the first architect to earn the distinction. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

An Overseers’ Challenge?

Petitioners pursuing election to Harvard’s board seek to change admissions and tuition policies.

by John S. Rosenberg

A young Harvard women’s basketball team faces Ivy League competitors

A young Harvard women’s basketball team faces Ivy competitors

by David L. Tannenwald

Aga Khan speaks at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard

His Highness speaks about welcoming differences in the modern world.

by Ali S. Asani

Ruth Kevess-Cohen is boosting Esperanto online.

Ruth Kevess-Cohen ’78 is boosting the international language online.

by Olivia Campbell

Dick Bolles continues to improve “What Color Is Your Parachute?”

Job counselor Dick Bolles ’50 keeps “chugging away.”

by Bailey Trela

Judge Richard Posner, profiled by Lincoln Caplan

The double life of Richard Posner, America’s most contentious legal reformer

by Lincoln Caplan