Stories | Harvard Alumni

Jan 18, 2018
Creative Guidance

Screenwriter Jonathan Aibel ’91 and his wife, Sarah, have made a gift to the Creative Writing Program to help Harvard students share their unique stories. Read More
Jan 12, 2018
Changing Lives

Alberto Ades wants students to have access to the same exceptional education and training that he did at GSAS. Read More
Jan 11, 2018
Supporting Intellectual Discovery

This Harvard couple gives annually because GSAS changed their careers and their lives. Read More
Dec 19, 2017
Turbocharging Democracy

Democracy Works cofounders Seth Flaxman MPP '11 and Kathryn Peters MPP '11 are using technology to make it easier for Americans to vote. Read More
Nov 30, 2017
Creating Meaning and Community Through the Arts

Creating Meaning and Community Through the Arts: April Bang MPP ’06, Kelley Purcell AB ’02 and Claude Cormier MDes ’94 share their stories of artistic expression and social impact. Read More
Nov 1, 2017
Getting Onto Boards: Recruiting and Preparing Women for the Boardroom

Learn what boards are looking for, how boards go about recruiting new directors, and how to effectively position yourself for board opportunities. Read More
Oct 6, 2017
Alumnae Bring Touch of Crimson to a Green School

Cecily Wardell AB '03, Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis AB '70, PhD '80, and Kathleen Moreno Dorkin AB '70, BF '81, EdM '89 have drawn on what they learned at Harvard to create and grow the nature-based Birches School in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Read More
Sep 12, 2017
SEAS Alumnus is Hardware and Software Sleuth

Daniel W. Steinbrook '11 uses computer science in pursuit of truth. Read More
Sep 1, 2017
Returning Home to a Renewed Winthrop

Follow along as students and alumni experience the renewed Winthrop House for the first time. Read More
Aug 31, 2017
A Family Commitment

Giving to Harvard is personal for Jeff Scruggs ’85, MBA ’91 and his wife, Robbin E. Mitchell MBA ’92. Read More
Aug 31, 2017
Ensuring Transformative Experiences

For Howard Slyter ’67, planned gifts are another way to help make Harvard accessible for the next generation of students. Read More
Jul 19, 2017
You Make Harvard Possible

Your service and philanthropy help make Harvard College a place of unparalleled opportunity and excellence. Thank you. Read More
Jul 12, 2017
Harvard stars in Friends from College

Nick Stoller ‘98 and Francesca Delbanco ’95 are the creative team behind a new Netflix comedy. Read More
Jul 10, 2017
To the Heart of Harvard Life

Alexander Otto ’90, MBA ’94 never forgot the welcome he received as an undergraduate at Harvard. And he wants to help future generations of students thrive as he did. Read More
Jun 19, 2017
What's Your SIG? Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs

Regina Ryan MPA '04, co-president of Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs, describes how this Shared Interest Group is building a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem that brings alumni together as advisors, collaborators, and friends. Read More
Jun 13, 2017
The Art of Giving: Nancy Rae Parker

Accomplished painter Nancy Rae Parker believes in advocating for disadvantaged students and demonstrates it through an eponymous undergraduate scholarship fund. Read More
Jun 12, 2017
A Step Ahead: Soozin White

Soozin White on why she chose to support Harvard for its preeminence in glaucoma research: "In my opinion, there is really no contest." Read More
Jun 12, 2017
What's Your SIG? Native American Alumni of Harvard University

Emily R. Van Dyke AB '03, MPH '09, president of Native American Alumni of Harvard University, discusses how the Shared Interest Group is helping to give voice to the Native experience at Harvard. Read More
Jun 11, 2017
Delivering White-Glove Service to Donors: Pamela Yang

Meet Pamela Yang, Senior Vice President of Harvard Management Company, who ensures that trusts and annuities run smoothly from start to finish. Read More
Jun 6, 2017
What's Your SIG? Harvard Veterans Alumni Organization

Jonas Akins AB '01, MBA '12, president of the Harvard Veterans Alumni Organization, discusses Harvard's relationship with the military and how the Shared Interest Group is helping to strengthen ties between the two institutions. Read More