Students & Alumni

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

Highlighting Harvard Magazine’s Fellows

The 2025-2026 Ledecky and Summer Undergraduate Fellows

sitesALIVE! founder Rich Wilson circles the globe—solo—under sail

Rich Wilson ’72 circled the globe—nonstop, solo, under sail—and has written the tale.

by Craig Lambert

A race in Antarctica, a rescue on Everest, a dip into college courses past

A race in Antarctica, a rescue on Everest, a dip into the past

Class notes and obituaries: September-October 2013

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Brief life of nature writer Henry Beston Sheahan, by John Nelson

Brief life of a nature writer in a machine age: 1888-1968

by John Nelson

Max and Trystan Sandvoss make goat cheese in upstate New York.

The brothers Sandvoss moved from glitter to goat cheese.

by Steve Potter

Video game writer Corey May is head writer for the "Assassin's Creed" franchise

Assassin’s Creed’s head writer Corey May explains how writers create video games that are immersive and participatory.

by Craig Lambert

Harvard affiliates named 2013 Medal of Freedom recipients

Harvard honorands Kahneman, Molina, and Winfrey are fellow recipients.

Harvard alumna Susan Linn opposes mobile format "baby apps"

Childhood defender Susan Linn opposes an industry’s move to mobile formats.

Harvard affiliates receive the 2012 National Humanities Medal

Robert Putnam, Jill Ker Conway, and Natalie Zemon Davis are honored at the White House.