Stories

Author, scholar, and educator Allyson Hobbs AB '97 will lead the alumni parade as part of Harvard Alumni Day.

Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Tracy K. Smith AB '94 will be the featured speaker at an on-campus celebration of Harvard's global alumni community on June 3.

Jackson, a D.C. appeals court judge and Harvard alumna, would be the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court.

Nationally renowned civil rights attorney and scholar Sherrilyn Ifill will be honored for her work advancing equality and access to education.

Penny Pritzker AB '81 will succeed William F. Lee AB ’72, becoming the first woman to serve as senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation.

Harvard Graduate School of Education Dean Bridget Long discusses the impact of an anonymous gift to support endowed scholarships for master's students.

Deacon Turner ’91 shares how his journey out of poverty to the Yard inspires him to do what he can for students like him to thrive 

The Hasty Pudding Theatricals roasted and toasted actors Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner during Man and Woman of the Year events on campus.

Harvard Medical School researchers at Boston Children's Hospital are developing two new candidates for protein-based vaccines against COVID-19.

Philanthropist Jerome "Jerry" Rappaport AB '47, LLB '49, MPA '63 left an indelible impact at Harvard University and beyond.

Following a childhood of frequenting Camden Yards, gymnasiums, and athletic fields, Eve Rosenbaum ’12 found herself on the bench at Harvard. And it made all the difference.

Harvard Divinity School celebrates the leadership and service of beloved community members Connie and Preston Williams PhD '67, for whom the chapel in the newly renovated Swartz Hall has been renamed.

Harvard graduate student Yekaterina "Kate" Shulgina has developed a computer program that can read the genome sequence of any organism and then determine its code.

For recent graduate Tony Wang AB ’11, MBA ’17, long-term giving to Harvard through a charitable lead trust is an investment in building community and maximizing financial impact.

Through a gift of real estate, Harriet Woodworth Koch AB ’57 and Albin C. “Al” Koch JD ’59 are honoring the legacy of a beloved Harvard professor by helping student musicians pursue their passions.

Journalist Maria Ressa, a fall 2021 Joan Shorenstein Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, was recognized for her efforts to safeguard freedom of expression.

A generous community of Harvard alumni is providing foundational support to expand the Asian American studies program in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Economics faculty say a transformational gift from Penny Pritzker AB '81 to help create a new home for the department will foster greater collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity.

Improvements to the library—funded in part by generous gifts from alumni—include better accessibility, expanded exhibition spaces, updated classrooms.

View the recording of "The River Elbe: Microcosm of European History" presented by Professor Werner Sollors.