Alumni Profiles
“Theater Is Church”
Playwright Katori Hall on the joy—and trauma—of black life
by Stuart Miller
At Home with Harvard: Harvard on the Small Screen
Discover a new series to watch in quarantine, or read about the creator behind your favorite show, in this selection of our TV stories
“Drip, Drip, Drip”
How Harvard fencers won an Ivy championship
by Jacob Sweet
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
Brief life of a breakthrough astronomer: 1900-1979
by Donovan Moore
The Early Bird
A quest to chronicle New York City’s avian community
by Nell Porter Brown
Puck Stop
The many saves of a six-foot goalie
by Lydialyle Gibson
Healthy Plate, Healthy Planet
Frank Hu confronts the triple threats of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change.
by Jacob Sweet
The Authoritarian Reflex
Harvard political scientist Pippa Norris chronicles the rise of populist authoritarians in Western democracies.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Deep Roots
Playwright Antoinette Nwandu confronts race, religion, and her personal history.
by Olivia Schwob
Hot Pursuit
Avocational bassist Matthew Berlin
by Lydialyle Gibson