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.
Better surgical procedures benefit amputees
Improved surgical techniques enhance prosthetic function.
Harvard Social Club Ban?
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.
Brief life of Carl Thorne-Thomsen, Vietnam veteran from Harvard
Brief life of a man of principle: 1946-1967
Songwriter and Semisonic frontman Dan Wilson reclaims his hits on "Re-Covered"
The Grammy Award-winning songwriter Dan Wilson reclaims his catalog.
Alison Carey, on directing the American Revolutions cycle at the OSF
Historical plays for a nation “stuck in the middle”
Malka Older’s global sci-fi
Sci-fi meets the political thriller.
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.”