Alumni Resources

We encourage you to share your professional updates with the GSD community by submitting this form. Updates are sortable by class and searchable by keywords.

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.

The GSD Alumni Relations Office no longer hosts an annual reunion for those celebrating milestone years. Instead, we moved to a system of biannual reunions open to all alumni and friends. The next GSD Comeback will be September 25–26, 2026. If you are interested in organizing a class-specific gathering during that weekend or another time during the year, please contact Development & Alumni Relations.

The Alumni Council is the primary representative body of GSD alumni. Their fundamental goal is to support students, increase alumni engagement, and promote the GSD to the world. Learn more about Alumni Council member expectations. Nominations for the July 2026–June 2029 term are open through November 30, 2025; nominate yourself  or your fellow alumni. Note: Nominations are retained and considered for up to three years.

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 2026 Alumni Award are open through November 30, 2025.

Alumni Award winners are recognized at the bi-annual GSD Comeback: An Alumni & Friends Celebration. Note: Nominations are retained and considered for up to three years. 

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. 

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.

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.

Engage with the community of Harvard alumni wherever you are in the world with HAA events.

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.

Alumni are entitled to benefits and services from across the University, both online and off.