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

Grandparenting Guide

Author Olivia Gentile goes digital in her new project.

by Olivia Munk

“Soar and Swing”

Singer Candice Hoyes reinterprets Duke Ellington songs in her new album On a Turquoise Cloud.

by Laura Levis

Vita: Mary Sears

Brief life of an oceanographer and patriot: 1905-1997

by Peter Denton

The Young T.S. Eliot

A rediscovery of the emerging poet

by Adam Kirsch

“The Risk of Inaction”

Opower works with electrical utilities to help curb energy consumption.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Line by Line

Poet and translator David Ferry

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

No Hoof, No Horse

How a farrier spends her days

by Nell Porter-Brown

Talent Behind the Wheel

A Harvard summa aims for NASCAR.

by Steve Potter

A Poet’s Return

For Joan Naviyuk Kane ’00, an abandoned island is a potent creative source.

by Melanie Wang

A Love Affair with Haiti

Amy Wilentz on her “touchstone and central obsession”

by Craig Lambert