It has been a busy and remarkable first half of 2026 for scholar, storyteller, and cultural icon Professor Henry Louis (Skip) Gates, Jr. (Clare College 1973), whose work has helped generations better understand Black history and identity—and, by extension, America itself.

Chris Weitz (Trinity 1987) is a celebrated American filmmaker whose career spans blockbuster hits, literary adaptations, and genre-defining screenplays. His Cambridge education laid the foundation for a storytelling style that blends wit, emotional depth, and cultural insight.

How the Intellectual Life of Cambridge Inspired a Leading Modern American Historian

When Avinash Dixit, the John J.F. Sherrerd '52 University Professor of Economics Emeritus at Princeton University was inducted as Honorary Fellow of Corpus Christi College eight years ago, he shared a brief essay on his experience, describing his time as an undergraduate student at Corpus Christi College.

The post-Boat Race glory came as a surprise to Light Blue Boat Coxswain Sammy Houdaigui.

It started during her high school days in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Even then, Emma Houiellebecq (St John’s 2016) was determined to find a way to help address some of the world’s toughest problems.

Campbell’s passion, energy, and intelligence have fueled her high-performance sports and academic career.

Novelist and Cambridge alumna Maggie O’Farrell took a turn on the legendary red carpet this month.

Stephen Berger (Trinity 1982) remembers that on his first visit to Cambridge he was struck by the beauty of the University buildings and the town itself

Thanks to Niccolo de Masi (Clare 1998) and his visionary idea, Cambridge has recently launched a groundbreaking project, which teams the Cavendish Laboratory with two quantum technology partners, to form the Quantum Technologies Accelerated Alignment Initiative

The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, viewed by hundreds of thousands, captured by TV cameras, and memorialized in paintings, is all about action, speed, and fast water. Larkin Sayre (Wolfson 2017, Emmanuel 2018) remembers all of it. But one of her most enduring memories of rowing in The Boat Race – she competed in two during her time at Cambridge with a third race cancelled for the pandemic – are the moments right before the starting line, the warmup in calmer waters.

Call it kismet. The first time Camille Vandermeer (Peterhouse 2025) became aware of the University of Cambridge, she was reading about The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race in her local paper in Elmira, New York.

An endowed professorship at the Cambridge Department of Psychiatry promises to pave the way for aspiring clinicians and researchers to do research that will ultimately illuminate the mysteries of mental illness and treatment for generations to come.

World-renowned Cambridge Researcher on Menopause, Alzheimer’s, and Depression

"Every year, around January 15, the world rightfully celebrates the birth of the great Martin Luther King, Jr. Yet virtually no one has stopped to consider who else was in that room that day in 1929.

For a full third of every year, Cambridge in America fundraiser Jon Kase is on the road, in the air, and on his way, crisscrossing the country. He meets Cambridge University alumni where they are whether it’s in the South, Midwest, or Mountain West regions of the United States.

Maisie Johnson (Corpus Christi 2021) first fell in love with theater at Corpus Christi College Chapel. During Michaelmas 2022, she directed her first play and discovered a passion that has shaped her life ever since. Seven months after graduating, Johnson is leaving her home in Bedfordshire to pursue her dream in London.

On any given Saturday morning on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Betsy Nilan-Sakakini could be found with a croissant in one hand and a paintbrush in the other—an artist at heart, a competitive athlete by training, and a fundraiser by profession.

Rebecca Love (King’s 2015) grew up in the small city of Peterborough in Canada, earned her undergraduate degree at Queen’s University in Kingston and then to the UK to study for her master’s degree in social policy at Oxford.

Professor Appiah, a decorated scholar, award-winning author, best-selling novelist, professor, and long-time columnist for the New York Times Magazine, spent one year at Cambridge University as a medical student.

Tally Arundell (Magdalene 2023) did not consider herself a typical Cambridge-bound student in her early years. Back then, the University did not seem within her reach. However, when two of her English teachers told her she should apply, she started thinking.