Students & Alumni

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

Harvard President Alan Garber Helps First-Years Move In

As a potential settlement with the Trump administration looms, Garber gets students settled.

by Olivia Farrar

Efficiency and Productivity in the Academy

The gains and losses from changes in Commencement and “shopping week”

Tracy Palandjian Elected to Harvard Corporation

Succeeds retiring member William F. Lee

by John S. Rosenberg

Being on "The Bachelor"

Kira Mengistu looks for love on reality television.

by Nancy Walecki

Tracy K. Smith to Speak at Harvard Alumni Day

An alumna and faculty member at a new Harvard tradition

by Nell Porter-Brown

Philip Lovejoy to Step Down as Harvard Alumni Leader

Alumni Association executive director announces retirement at end of 2022.  

by John S. Rosenberg

Earl Brown

Brief life of Harvard’s latest major league baseball player: 1903-1980

Meteorologist Matthew Cappucci’s Weather Obsession

The Harvard graduate is the fastest-rising star in weather.

by Jacob Sweet

A Wildlife Painter's Fantastic Beasts

Bradley Scott Davis's conservation-minded artwork

by Lydialyle Gibson

Mike Schur on the Good Life

A humorous guide to ethics and philosophy, from the sitcom creator

by Stuart Miller

Music and Language, Reconciled

Matthew Aucoin on opera

by Thomas Forrest Kelly