Students & Alumni

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

International Scholars and Students Targeted—Again

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces fresh investigation into Harvard’s participation in the Exchange Visitor Program.

by Jonathan Shaw

Stories for Change

Nancy Churnin’s picture-book biographies for children span time and space.

by Sanya Sagar

A Wintry Jaunt to Newport, Rhode Island

Visiting Newport, Rhode Island, during the winter

by Nell Porter-Brown

Priscilla Chan Grants $12 Million for Public Service

A grant for Phillips Brooks House

by John S. Rosenberg

A Transformative Gift of Dutch Drawings

George Abrams ’54, J.D. ’57, donates his collection to the Harvard Art Museums. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

From the Archives: The Secrets of Haiti’s Living Dead

 A Harvard botanist investigates mystic potions, voodoo rites, and the making of zombies.

by Gino Del Guercio

Father and Son, and E.E. Cummings

What one undergraduate learned

by James C. Beck

HAA Awards

Six alumni are recognized for long-time volunteer service to the University.

Guy Davenport

Brief life of a polymathic stylist: 1927-2005

by Eric Allen Been

The Justice Gap

America’s unfulfilled promise of “equal justice under law”

by Lincoln Caplan

Oenophile Par Excellence

Anne Fadiman ’74 recalls her father, Clifton, in an excerpt from The Wine Lover’s Daughter