Alumni
NBC’s Jeff Zucker Pays Homage to O’Brien Rivalry
As the illustrious career of Jeffrey A. Zucker '86, CEO of NBC Universal, nears an end, it appears that one "healthy rivalry" will still remain. Reminiscing about his life at Harvard as President of The Harvard Crimson, Zucker spoke of his days teasing fellow student Conan O’Brien '85, a past President of the Harvard Lampoon, a semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine.
Unabomber's Secluded Plot of Land for Sale
It seems like buying things owned by former Harvard students is in vogue.
Professors as Undergrads: John Dowling and Harry Lewis
The Crimson interviewed several professors and asked them what Harvard memorabilia they had in their office.
City Councillor Requests Inquiry into Nightclub Closing
Boston City Councillor Ayanna Pressley has called on a city agency to investigate the shut-down of a party at a Boston nightclub arranged for black alumni and graduate students from Harvard and Yale that ended in allegations of racist conduct on the part of the club’s owner.
Chief Justice Margaret Marshall
Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court Margaret Marshall gives the Paul Tillich Lecture in Memorial Church yesterday.
Tom Foley, Jr. in an Ad for Tom Foley
Thomas C. Foley '75 is running for governor of Connecticut…and he’s getting a bit of campaign help from his son.
Alumni for Governor
In 11 U.S. states and one territory, 13 Harvard alumni and one former professor are aiming for the highest political position—the prestigious post of governor.
35 Years Later, Harvard Class of 1975 Remains Optimistic
1975 Harvard Grads express satisfaction and optimism for the future, though tinged with some regrets.
Conan O'Brien's Former Abode
In this series, we chat with the freshmen who were lucky enough to land dorm rooms that once housed Harvard’s most famous almuni.
Harvard Alumnus Presides Over Chile During Mine Crisis
President of Chile Sebastián Piñera warmly embraced each of the 33 miners that were rescued this Wednesday, encouraging them to reunite with their families and leading them in singing the Chilean national anthem. The miners had survived 69 days in a collapsed mineshaft.
With Millions to Spend, Harvard Grad Hits Up Start-Ups
Joshua Kushner ’08 has made a career in start-ups, investing and founding ventures that take advantage of technology to address social needs.
A Tour Through the Suite Where FDR Lived
We took a tour through the suite where Franklin D. Roosevelt, class of 1904, lived.
'Homeless to Harvard' Protagonist Releases Memoir
The real-life protagonist of “Homeless to Harvard" has released a memoir, which chronicles her assent from the streets of the Bronx to the sanctuary of Harvard Yard.
Harvard Students are Such "Romantics"
New York Times film reviewer Stephen Holden calls “The Romantics,” a movie about Harvard grads convening at a wedding, “a formulaic rom-com with an Ivy League pedigree and a higher than average SAT verbal score.”
Harvard To Host First Asian-American Summit
Harvard Asian-American alumni from around the world are slated to fly to Cambridge this fall for the first-ever Harvard Asian American Alumni Summit, an event sponsored by the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance.
The Ivy: Yet Another Harvard Novel
Given the preponderance in recent years of the Harvard tell-all—Keith A. Gessen’s ’97 All the Sad Young Literary Men, Nick McDonnell’s '06-'07 An Expensive Education, Ross G. Douthat’s ’02 (non-fictional) Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class, to name a few—it should come as no surprise that another of these masterpieces is about to hit the shelves.
Famous People and Their Theses
Not every senior thesis gets accepted to the Festival de Cannes or praised by Michael Lewis and The Wall Street Journal, but that's not necessarily a reflection on the thesis writer. In fact, many of the College's most successful alumni didn't even write a thesis. And many of those who did might agree with Conan C. O'Brien '85: "A lot of hard work [goes] into [a] thesis. And no one is ever going to care." During last week's Commencement, we decided to check out the Harvard University Archives to unearth a few theses (alas, we couldn't get any Radcliffe ones there) written by future movers and shakers while they were just lowly undergraduates.