Harvard Reunions 2026

Explore the stories of Harvard’s Classes of 1976 and 2001, from the first women to live in the Yard to the living wage sit-in and alumni whose Harvard years shaped lives beyond campus.

Class of 1976

‘A Different World’: The Quiet Return of ROTC to Harvard Under the Class of 1976

By Theresa F. Bartelme  • 

When Boston’s Fight Over Busing Reached Harvard

By Shawn A. Boehmer  • 

Before He Became a National Firebrand, RFK Jr. ’76 Was Harvard’s Most Famous Classmate

By Abigail S. Gerstein  • 

Yo-Yo Ma ’76 Was Already a Prodigy. He Came to Harvard to Learn.

By Sebastian B. Connolly  • 

‘Nothing Stops Her’: Jill Abramson ’76 Kept Digging From Harvard to The New York Times

By Jen L. Phan  • 

The First Women in Harvard Yard Remember a Campus Built for Men

By Riya S. Shah  • 

‘It Was Him Personally’: How Sherman Holcombe Organized Harvard’s Dining Workers Into a Campus Force

By Celine Muir  • 

How a Student Task Force Championed Affirmative Action

By Amann S. Mahajan  • 

When Harvard Stood Alone: The Class of 1976 and Football’s First Outright Ivy Championship

By Samuel S. Rudavsky  • 

Class of 2001

For Ethel Branch ’01, Harvard Was a Path Back Home

By Claire A. Michal  • 

‘That’s Our Job’: How Harvard Students Occupied Mass. Hall for a Living Wage

By Uy B. Pham  • 

How Seth Moulton ’01 Began His Political Career in Memorial Church

By Megan L. Blonigen  • 

When Harvey Mansfield Took On Harvard’s A’s

By Alexa M. Schmitt  • 

For the Class of 2001, Summers’ Presidency Began With Both Buzz and Doubt

By Elise A. Spenner  • 

Bush v. Gore: When the Harvard-Yale Rivalry Reached the White House

By Wyeth Renwick  • 

‘A Fully-Formed Comedy Writer at 18’: How B.J. Novak ’01 Found His Voice at Harvard

By Stephanie Dragoi  • 

Harvard Tracked the Class of 2001’s Writing for Four Years. The Papers Filled 600 Pounds.

By Caroline G. Hennigan  • 

A Season of Streaks: The 2001 Harvard Men’s Hockey Team

By Maxwell P. Friedman  •