GSD Alumni Relations Resources
Alumni Updates
We encourage you to share your professional updates with the GSD community. Alumni Updates are sortable by class and searchable by keywords.
Alumni & Friends Events
Events are a wonderful way to renew existing friendships with former classmates, network with alumni, connect with students and faculty, and explore what’s new at the GSD. Our events page contains information on our upcoming events.

GSD Comeback & Reunions
The GSD Alumni Relations Office no longer hosts an annual reunion for those celebrating milestone years. Instead, we host a reunion every two years, open to all alumni and friends. The next GSD Comeback will occur in 2028.
If you are interested in organizing a class-specific gathering during that weekend or another time during the year, please contact Development & Alumni Relations.
Alumni Council
The Alumni Council is the primary representative body of Harvard Graduate School of Design alumni. Their fundamental goal is to support students, increase alumni engagement, and promote the GSD worldwide.
Nominations for the July 2027–June 2030 term are open now. Please note that nominations are retained and considered for up to three years.
Harvard GSD Alumni Award
The GSD Alumni Award honors outstanding leadership by GSD alumni, underscoring the essential role that GSD graduates play in effecting change around the world. Nominations for the 2027 Alumni Award are open now.
Alumni Award winners are recognized at the biennial GSD Comeback: Alumni & Friends Celebration. Please note that nominations are retained and considered for up to three years.
Harvard GSD Resources
All Harvard Alumni have access to a large number of electronic resources available through the Harvard Library. These resources provide access to almost all the resources that one might need after graduation.
Public Programs presents nationally and internationally prominent speakers from various fields who provide extraordinary insight into contemporary professional practice and scholarship.
Exhibitions features projects by leading designers, planners, and artists that illustrate historical perspectives and contemporary projects, as well as broad design approaches and issues.
The Office of the Registrar administers all registrarial functions for current and former GSD students, including transcripts and letters of enrollment/graduation and replacement diplomas.
Executive Education offers an extensive menu of open enrollment programs that explore timely design issues and trends. GSD alumni receive a 20% discount on tuition.
Apply or nominate someone to be a Loeb Fellow. This program is for practitioners who desire a unique opportunity for renewal and reflection in an active career.
Alumni are welcome to connect with Career Services to employ and connect with GSD students and the broader GSD alumni community. Alumni can be employers, career panelists, or mentors to students while having access to career resources, including our online job board CREATE and career coaching for one’s own professional development. GSD Career Services manages the official Harvard GSD LinkedIn Group for verified GSD alumni, students, faculty, and staff.
Become a mentor through Connect GSD’s mentorship platform. Current students will have ongoing access to a network of peer and alumni mentors trained to offer guidance and advice.
Harvard Design Magazine probes beyond the established design disciplines to enrich and diversify current discourse. Scholarly, poetic, and visually lush, each issue presents new interpretations of design’s defining role in today’s culture. Alumni are eligible to receive 30% off a subscription. Upon checkout, enter the discount code GSDAlum30.
As a GSD alum, you have a valuable perspective in identifying potential applicants who might thrive in the GSD community. Many of our students have shared that conversations with alums inspired them to apply to the GSD. Refer a student.
As a graduate of the GSD, you are also a member of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA), which provides services and opportunities to alumni from all Harvard schools.
Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) Resources
HarvardKey
Many HAA resources use HarvardKey, the university’s secure login credential. HarvardKey is your Harvard login for life: you will only need to register once, and your login name and password will remain valid indefinitely.
Harvard Alumni Directory
The HAA’s online community is the only verified network of Harvard alumni, available to alumni and current students. Create your profile, reconnect with classmates, and build your Harvard alumni network.
HAA Events
Engage with the community of Harvard alumni wherever you are in the world with HAA events.
Clubs & SIGS
Join one of the 195+ Harvard Clubs in more than 70 countries throughout the world. Or join a Shared Interest Group (SIG) and connect with alumni around an activity, identity, or interest.
HAA Benefits & Resources
Alumni are entitled to benefits and services from across the University, both online and off.
