Students & Alumni

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

Tax Tutors

Robert Burke’s nonprofit Ladder Up offers tax help and financial advice to the working poor.

by Brittney Moraski

2009 HAA Elections

This spring, alumni will choose five new Harvard Overseers and six new directors for the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) board.

The SIGnboard

News from Shared Interest Groups

Congratulations

The HAA clubs committee awards were presented February 5

News and Notices

Comings and Goings; Return to Harvard Day; and a special notice regarding Harvard's Commencement Exercises

A Death in the Harvard Family: John Updike ’54, Litt.D. ’92

Noted author John Updike ’54, Litt.D. ’92, died of lung cancer on January 27 at the age of 76.

Inaugural Addresses Then and Now

An archival look at presidential inaugural talks, and a contemporary, amusing historian's take on the often-clunky, but increasingly populist, first-day rhetoric.

Barney Frank: "The Most Outspoken Man in the House"

Jeffrey Toobin profiles Congressman Barney Frank, the most important figure in the House of Representatives involved in legislating solutions to the financial crisis.

Obama's Daunting International Agenda

Journalist David E. Sanger's new book outlines the huge international security challenges facing the new administration.

The Mature Dating Game

A look at the world of dating for those over 45

by Nell Porter-Brown