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.
Harvard University’s 373rd Commencement Excercises
Commencement and Alumni Day schedules
The Supreme Court and Mass Incarceration
A legal scholar’s harsh assessment of the Supreme Court’s rulings on crime
Works by Archaic Greek Poets Set to Music
Millennia-old Greek lyrics ring out again in twenty-first-century pop music.
Leslie Jamison on Isolation, Empathy, and Selfhood
The essayist on isolation, empathy, and selfhood
Harvard Sculptor Justin Peyser on Finding Sanctuary
Probing the concepts of territory and sanctuary.
Jimmy Carter and James Agee ’32
Why this “sovereign prince of the English language” touched the president’s heart
Five Questions with "Rent Free" Star Jacob Roberts
The actor and filmmaker on creativity, collaboration, and celebrity canines
History and Love in Haiti
Alumna Nadine Pinede’s young-adult novel—in verse
“He Found Himself at a Loss”
MGH program for caregivers began with a famed cardiologist’s firsthand experience.
Feminist Spaces on the Harvard University Campus
On seeking feminist spaces on campus
by Yasmeen Khan