Students & Alumni

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

A New HAA President at a Tumultuous Time

A career in higher ed inspired Will Makris to give back.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Over the River Dept.

Cornhole at HBS, prayer and meditation at SEAS, minerologist’s meter, eclipse aficionado

by Primus VI

Medieval Disinformation?

A Worcester exhibit links politics and visual culture.

by Nell Porter-Brown

How to Adapt to Climate Change

Lessons from Bangkok presented at the Harvard Graduate School of Design

by Jonathan Shaw

Overseer Candidates’ Harvard Priorities

The 2023 nominees detail their experiences and view of Harvard’s challenges and prospects.

by John S. Rosenberg

Overseer and Elected Director 2023 Slates

Candidates for the Board of Overseers and Harvard Alumni Association elected directors are announced.

by Nell Porter-Brown

"The Grandfather of Black Basketball"

Edwin Bancroft Henderson and the history behind the Harvard-Howard game

by David L. Tannenwald

Restored to Nature

Landscape architect Mikyoung Kim’s healing arts

by Lydialyle Gibson

Raising Her Voice

Singer-songwriter Reid Parsons on the irreplaceable instrument

by Lydialyle Gibson

When Children Fall Ill

“You work in the hope space, and you tend to the grief.”

by Nell Porter-Brown