Students & Alumni
Features on student life and alumni journeys, capturing the spirit, impact, and diversity of the Harvard community.
Saluting the 2025 Centennial Medalists
Four alumni of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are honored.
by Olivia Farrar
The Men Who Can’t Be Saved
Novelist Ben Purkert’s playfully serious look at masculinity
by Stuart Miller
Making Music Out of DNA Loops
Composer and biophysicist Amir Bitran ’16, Ph.D. ’23
by Nancy Walecki
The New Little Magazines
Keeping literature and long-form journalism alive
by Nancy Walecki
Treating Boston’s “Rough Sleepers”
Tracy Kidder and physician Jim O’Connell discuss health care for the homeless.
by Ryan Doan-Nguyen
Harvard’s NBA Champion
Denver Nuggets assistant general manager Tommy Balcetis ’10
by David L. Tannenwald
Sound as Ever
Gram Parsons and Harvard’s hand in country rock
by Nancy Walecki
Trailblazer in Space Science: The Legacy of Harvard's Ursula B. Marvin
Brief life of a pioneering planetary geologist: 1921-2018
by David A. Kring
Something from Nothing
Painter, animator, illustrator, and silhouettist Susan Bin
by Max J. Krupnick
For the Homies
In José Olivarez’s poetry, the political is personal.
by Josie Abugov
Impatience Is a Virtue
Violinist-multitasker Sumire Hirotsuru
by Jacob Sweet