Students & Alumni

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

Harvard’s New Online Orientation Emphasizes Intellectual Paths

A summer course for first-years focuses on academic success, diverse viewpoints.

by Jonathan Shaw

An Acrobat Takes Flight

Anna Soltys Morse and the art of hand-to-hand flying

by Lydialyle Gibson

Tracy Palandjian Elected to Harvard Corporation

Succeeds retiring member William F. Lee

by John S. Rosenberg

Being on "The Bachelor"

Kira Mengistu looks for love on reality television.

by Nancy Walecki

Tracy K. Smith to Speak at Harvard Alumni Day

An alumna and faculty member at a new Harvard tradition

by Nell Porter-Brown

Philip Lovejoy to Step Down as Harvard Alumni Leader

Alumni Association executive director announces retirement at end of 2022.  

by John S. Rosenberg

A Wildlife Painter's Fantastic Beasts

Bradley Scott Davis's conservation-minded artwork

by Lydialyle Gibson

Mike Schur on the Good Life

A humorous guide to ethics and philosophy, from the sitcom creator

by Stuart Miller

Music and Language, Reconciled

Matthew Aucoin on opera

by Thomas Forrest Kelly

Looking for the Real Stan Lee

Biographer Abraham Riesman plumbs the dark mysteries of the Marvel auteur

by Dan Kelly

Meet the Candidates

Overseer and HAA elected-director nominees—and their views

by John S. Rosenberg