Students & Alumni
Commencement and Alumni Events
Harvard Commencement and Alumni Events 2025
by Nell Porter-Brown
A Science Is Born
The “yeasty” times” when computer research grew at Harvard
by Harry R. Lewis
How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Fall semester interrupted, a century ago
by Matteo Wong
At Home with Harvard: The Real History of Women at Harvard
A selection of stories covering the admission of women, the Harvard-Radcliffe merger, the rise of women in the faculty ranks, Harvard’s first woman president, and more
Conferring Degrees, 2020
Harvard’s 369th Commencement goes virtual.
Winter Retreat
The Harvard Mountaineering Club’s Mount Washington cabin
by Nell Porter-Brown
First-Gen Frontlines
Alumni describe their challenges in leaving home and coming to the College.
by John S. Rosenberg
A First-Gen First
Alumni share their moving stories through the first interest-group “class report.”
by John S. Rosenberg
Admissions, through the Ages
College admissions stalwart Dwight Miller retires.
by John S. Rosenberg
The Players
How the Crimson squad from the immortal ’68 Game revealed a transforming Harvard
by George Howe Colt
A Visit from Bill Gates
The Microsoft co-founder talked about his life as a philanthropist—and answered myriad student questions.
by Jonathan Shaw