Students & Alumni

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

Harvard Retains Winthrop Name

Committee undecided on whether owning slaves merits denaming

by Max J. Krupnick

Life Lessons

Expansive CVs, and extracurricular insights

by Primus VI

William Kaelin Wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Kaelin is the forty-ninth Harvard faculty member to win the Nobel. 

Is Climate Change Ruining Fall?

Fewer cold nights could mean muted displays of fall color. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Debt Reliever

Rohan Pavuluri and Upsolve help low-income families cope with debt.

by Nina Pasquini

Catalyzing Bioengineering

The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering gets another boost.

by Jonathan Shaw

Admissions, through the Ages

College admissions stalwart Dwight Miller retires.

by John S. Rosenberg

Throw Your Fastball

A life lesson from Willie Banks

by Chad M. Oldfather

Things Fell Apart

“The rise of the deal and the decline of the American dream”

Creating a Scene

Lighting and set designer Elizabeth Mak communicates stories.

by Nina Pasquini

“Kind of Dark and Scary”

Animator Renee Zhan finds self-discovery in strange landscapes.

by S.I. Rosenbaum