Harvard vies with Stanford
A letter from the editor: the Harvard-Stanford competition grows more intense.
Letters on social science, diversity, harpsichords, divestment, hemlocks,…more
Social science, diversity, harpsichords, divestment, hemlocks, and more
President Drew Faust on the importance of libraries
A letter from President Faust
September-October 2014
Harvard students’ personal speeches build community and communication skills
“Community-building magic” through public, personal reflections
Harvard scholars explore transforming biology into an engineering discipline
Life, reengineered
Brief life of America’s epic historian Francis Parkman, by Castle Freeman
Brief life of America’s epic historian: 1823-1893
Harvard's Dale Jorgenson advocates taxing carbon and recycling the revenue
A plan for controlling greenhouse gases while enhancing economic growth
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
Harvard Berkman Center Fellow Judith Donath says pseudonyms make better citizens
Berkman Fellow Judith Donath says they can.
Ryan Enos of Harvard explores how race-based reactions affect society
Ryan Enos probes how people react to those of a different race
Harvard's Randy Buckner and Fenna Krienen say areas of the brain were untethered
A new theory posits that as the brain grew, some regions were freed from necessary tasks
John Harvard's Journal University news
New bell for Harvard's Memorial Church
Memorial Church’s cracked bell is replaced.
Harvard renews Dunster House
House Renewal reaches a whole new scale.
Harvard Management Company president Jane Mendillo steps down
Harvard Management Company’s president steps down, as the endowment faces new challenges.
Tanya Smith, Harvard Professor, studies teeth and how to date them
Tanya Smith is a biological anthropologist who uses scientific methods to study human and primate teeth.
Headlines from Harvard history, September-October 1919-2004
From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
Harvard faculty surveyed on their work conditions
Professors’ contentments—and concerns about diversity and demands on their time for academic advances
Harvard’s Loeb Classical Library goes digital
A digital “rebirth” for the series of Greek and Roman classics
Harvard Library helps preserve Tibet’s literary heritage
Harvard Library helps preserve Tibet’s literary heritage.
The Scholars Strategy Network aims to integrate scholarship into public policy
The Scholars Strategy Network aims to integrate scholarship into public policy.
Harvard math and science honorands
Math and science honorands, and a new development dean
Harvard's Seymour Slive, sexual assault, presidents Faust and Summers
Honorand Seymour Slive’s passing, Presidents Faust and Summers together, sexual-assault reforms, and more
Harvard is evaluating “blended" courses that draw on online MOOC material
Harvard evaluates “blended” courses that draw on MOOC material.
A new Harvard graduate contemplates second-guessing and seeking one's passion
On second-guessing and seeking one’s passion
Harvard Magazine’s 2014-2015 Berta Greenwald Ledecky Fellows
The new Ledecky Fellows
Norman Hayes, Harvard cornerback and nickel back, is a top football defender.
Norman Hayes explains how he plays defense for the Harvard football team as a cornerback and nickel back.
Dick Friedman takes over “Harvard Magazine” football coverage
Football scribe John T. Bethell hangs up his cleats after 43 seasons; Dick Friedman goes on duty.
Montage Books, creative arts, performance, and more
“Legally Blonde” composer-lyricists Nell Benjamin and Laurence O’Keefe profiled
Musicals by Benjamin and O’Keefe excite Broadway.
An excerpt from "Uncertain Justice: The Roberts Court and the Constitution"
In Uncertain Justice, Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz examine the current Supreme Court.
John Casey's two new books show an outdoorsman and novelist at work
Novelist and outdoorsman John Casey’s two new books look at teaching writing and his athletic exploits.
Bill Haney's documentaries with social conscience
Bill Haney makes documentary films that probe social issues.
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Review of Andrea Louise Campbell’s “Trapped in America’s Safety Net”
From personal catastrophe to enforced poverty
Harvard SquaredWhat to do in Boston, Cambridge, and beyond
Where Frederick Law Olmsted lived his last good years
The last home and private garden of Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of modern landscape architecture
A Far Cry performs at the Gardner Museum
Boston’s chamber orchestra A Far Cry merges genres at the Gardner Museum.
Fall travel to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for history, art, biking
Fall travel to New England’s seacoast offers art, history, biking, and great restaurants
Finding Neverland at Harvard's American Repertory Theater
The ART launches a sumptuous world premiere of Finding Neverland
In Boston, Asta's diners stop, eat—and get excited
Boston’s Asta is a tasty adventure
Almuni Harvardians far and wide
“Global Charge”
A Harvard alumna starts her own project aimed at global gender justice.
Embodying Access
New Harvard Alumni Association president emphasizes access to education
Expanding the Mind
At Harvard, learning never has to end
An Expert on Sharing
Tara Altebrando ’92 is the coauthor of a timely book.
Hiram Hunn Awards 2014
Harvard alumni are awarded for volunteer service to the College admissions office.
HAA Awards 2014
The Harvard Alumni Association Awards honor six leaders
Aloian Award Winners 2014
Harvard seniors honored for improving House life
The SIGnboard
Shared Interest Group events during the fall semester
The Classes
Harvard alumni may sign in to view class notes and obituaries.
"Ten Thousand Men of Harvard”—the logo, and John Harvard’s shoes
"Ten Thousand Men of Harvard”—the logo, and John Harvard’s shoes
