Students & Alumni
Features on student life and alumni journeys, capturing the spirit, impact, and diversity of the Harvard community.
In Sermon, Garber Urges Harvard Community to ‘Defend and Protect’ Institutions
Harvard’s president uses traditional Memorial Church address to encourage divergent views.
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.”