Students & Alumni
Features on student life and alumni journeys, capturing the spirit, impact, and diversity of the Harvard community.
Highlighting Harvard Magazine’s Fellows
The 2025-2026 Ledecky and Summer Undergraduate Fellows
Malka Older’s global sci-fi
Sci-fi meets the political thriller.
Recent books with Harvard connections
John Kenneth Galbraith’s letters, Linda Greenhouse, color in art, and more
Harvard alumnus James Coe is a Hudson Valley painter and bird artist
Landscape and bird artist James Coe reflects the Hudson Valley
HAA's new president Susan Morris Novick
Harvard’s new alumni leader touts its global reach.
Better surgical procedures benefit amputees
Improved surgical techniques enhance prosthetic function.
To kill social clubs at Harvard College, a comprehensive ban is proposed
A Harvard committee proposes eliminating unsanctioned student social organizations.
Polaroid photographer and "The B-Side" subject Elsa Dorfman, profiled
Elsa Dorfman, BI ’73, looks back on her photography.
With Friends Like These
The real tragedy underlying Friends from College stems from the indignities of the post-recession economy.
Library of Congress names Harvard alumna Tracy K. Smith as new Poet Laureate
The announcement comes at a busy time for the writer, who is at work on two operas and will soon publish her fifth verse collection, Wade in the Water.
Fred Glimp, a Harvard legend, dies at 91
The long-serving dean and vice president was a proud member of the College’s “Great Middle Class.”