Alumni

Explore Harvard alumni stories, news, and achievements—covering reunions, profiles, and the global impact of Harvard graduates.

Getting to Mars (for Real)

Humans have been dreaming of living on the Red Planet for decades. Harvard researchers are on the case.

by Olivia Farrar

“Presenting Jane," and a youthful summer for the New York School

A rediscovered short film, with new commentary by Jane Freilicher and John Ashbery ’49, Litt.D. ’01, gives a glimpse of the New York School's early days.

by Matthew Browne

Jeremy Lin Gives Harvard $1 million for aid, arena

NBA player (and alumnus) Jeremy Lin gives $1 million for financial aid and Lavietes renovation.

by John S. Rosenberg

John Adams as a Harvard student, by Richard Alan Ryerson

What he learned and what he made of it

by Richard Alan Ryerson

Global Health at Home offers innovative techniques to improve U.S. medical care

Harvesting innovations from around the world to improve American medical care

by Howard Hiatt , Charles Kenney , Mark Rosenberg

Brief life of Alan Seeger, poet and soldier in World War I

Brief live of a premonitory poet: 1888-1916

by Dick Friedman

Death penalty critiqued by Carol and Jordan Steiker

Sibling scholars Carol Steiker and Jordan Steiker seek to change how America thinks about capital punishment.

by Lincoln Caplan

D.J. and experimental composer Jace Clayton discusses his new book, Uproot.

In Uproot, Jace Clayton ’97 explores technological trends in music around the globe.

by Lara Pellegrinelli

Plans to reform Board of Overseers’ election procedures

Plans to overhaul the Board of Overseers’ election procedures 

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard alumni are honored for admissions work.

Seven alumni are honored for volunteer College admissions work.

Harvardians awarded National Humanities Medals and National Book nominations

Last week, three Harvard affiliates were awarded the National Humanities Medal and eight were long-listed for the National Book Awards.

by Sophia Nguyen