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.

by Nell Porter-Brown

TV writer and producer Jeff Schaffer talks shop

TV writer and producer Jeff Schaffer on how to be funny

by Stuart Miller

Adventure writer Dave Roberts

David Roberts: A lifetime of adventures, risks, and rewards

by Nell Porter-Brown

At Home with Harvard: The Art of the Profile

A selection of our readers’ and writers’ favorite longform profiles

Harvard Forward New Overseer Slate

Three aspirants for election to the Board of Overseers, under its new rules limiting petition candidates 

by John S. Rosenberg

Paul Farmer on the West Africa Ebola Epidemic

The 2014 epidemic was rooted in centuries of exploitation and war, Paul Farmer argues.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Schools Remote Teaching Spring Term

Harvard professional schools continue (mostly) online learning during the next semester—and other indicators for 2021.

by John S. Rosenberg

Making the 2020 election call

The AP’s Michael Fabiano on the 2020 election

by Jacob Sweet

Ross Douthat’s conservative conservatism, a profile by Lydialyle Gibson

New York Times columnist Ross Douthat’s journey through American decadence and upheaval

by Lydialyle Gibson

Lorenzo Tañada

Brief life of a Philippine patriot: 1898-1992

by Christopher Capozzola

Can solar geoengineering slow climate change?

Coming to terms with climate change’s relentless, long-term fallout

by Jonathan Shaw