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
John Adams at Harvard
What he learned and what he made of it
by Richard Alan Ryerson
Alan Seeger
Brief live of a premonitory poet: 1888-1916
by Dick Friedman
“Math Kids” Facilitator
A private San Francisco middle school and high school nurture a passion for numbers.
by Violet Baron
George Bucknam Dorr
Brief life of a persistent conservationist: 1853-1944
by Steven Pavlos Holmes
Private Eye
Boston-based private investigator Sarah Alcorn is “a bit of an oddball in this business.”
by Nell Porter-Brown
Staying Fit Through the HAA
President Martin J. Grasso boosts alumni volunteerism.
by Nell Porter-Brown
A Literary Chameleon
Colson Whitehead ’91 plays for higher stakes in his new novel.
by Jesse McCarthy
The Comeback Kid
The post-Harvard hockey tales of Bill Keenan
by Bailey Trela
Tools for Change
An alumna’s novel approach to helping Kenyan tweens
by Olivia Campbell
The Outsiders’ Insider
Turning the Black List into a business, to modernize Hollywood’s dream machine
by Sophia Nguyen