On the cover: Globalization, made vivid: container terminal at the Port of Hong Kong. Photograph by Iain Masterton/Alamy Stock Photo
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Letters on Justice Holmes, another shoeless feat, athletic admissions, and more
Thinner Ice
An admissions scandal further damages the reputation of selective institutions of higher education.
July-August 2019
On the cover: Globalization, made vivid: container terminal at the Port of Hong Kong. Photograph by Iain Masterton/Alamy Stock Photo
Jack Szostak pursues the biggest questions on Earth
Jack Szostak’s pursuit of the biggest questions on Earth
Ellen Newbold La Motte
Brief life of a bold activist: 1873-1961
Dani Rodrik profiled by Marina Bolotnikova
Dani Rodrik’s views on trade, development, and democracy enter the mainstream.
DNA testing leads Stuart Schreiber to welcome answers
A scientist discovers his own family’s secrets.
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
The short-term investing trap
Long-term investors fall to short-term thinking.
Exploring the secret lives of cervids
Ecologists aim to understand how deer form their home ranges.
Harvard study quantifies disease contributions of genetics and environment
The largest-ever study of twins quantifies the respective influence of genes and environment on specific diseases.
John Harvard's Journal University news
Harvard 368th Commencement Powerful Women
At the 368th Commencement, sober talk about the times—and life lessons from a cohort of powerful women
Honorary degree recipients 2019
The honorands of 2019
Harvard Commencement talk by Lawrence Bacow, Teju Cole, Angela Merkel
Commencement remarks on character and conduct by President Lawrence S. Bacow, Chancellor Angela Merkel, Teju Cole, and more
Harvard President Bacow lighter Commencement talk
President Bacow’s lighter, and personal, side during Commencement week
Harvard Commencement moments: Lift every voice, Remy the cat
Short takes from Commencement, from a stirring “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and powerful reunion moments to Mme. Caller and a neglected feline would-be honorand
Harvard University Dining Services promotes green practices
Dining…and learning
Alexander Rehding in brief
The Peabody professor of music, in brief
New HGSE dean Bridget Terry Long takes stock a year in
New HGSE dean Bridget Terry Long seeks to “expand, double down, and deepen our impact.”
From #MeToo fallout to undergraduate education and public service
Faculty Dean denouement, Domínguez disinvitation, fencing issues, and updates on undergraduate education and public service
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Headlines from Harvard’s history
University People
Teaching stars, new academicians, a memorable May Day, and more
A new Design dean, divestment activism, and more
A new Design dean, disruptive divestment activism, Radcliffe fellows, and more
The Undergraduate explores filmmaking
The Undergraduate takes a chance with film.
Harvard rugby first-year scorer Sofie Fella
Rugby’s freshman scorer Sofie Fella
Science Dean, Soccer Judge Frank Doyle
On the weekends, SEAS dean Frank Doyle steps out of his office and onto the pitch.
Montage Books, creative arts, performance, and more
Choreographer Wendy Jehlen’s “dance diplomacy”
Choreographer Wendy Jehlen’s “dance diplomacy”
Excerpt from Suzanne Preston Blier, “Picasso’s ‘Demoiselles’”
A Harvard scholar presents the “untold origins of a modern masterpiece.”
Pink Martini bandleader Thomas Lauderdale brings people together
Pink Martini bandleader Thomas Lauderdale is at his best bringing people together.
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Edward S. Steinfeld reviews Ezra Vogel’s “China and Japan: Facing History”
The parallel, perilous, histories of China and Japan
Chapter and verse quotation-citation correspondence site
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Harvard SquaredWhat to do in Boston, Cambridge, and beyond
Historic New England’s Eustis Estate
Historic New England’s Eustis Estate
The Boston Jazz Fest
The Boston Jazz Fest offers local and international artists.
Kay Kenny’s nighttime photographs at the Griffin Museum
Photographer Kay Kenny’s work illuminates the night.
Japanese Elegance
Kamakura offers gem-like small plates in Boston.
A roundup of outdoor activities in Boston for the summertime
Your guide to the best summertime activities
Almuni Harvardians far and wide
Are Mushrooms the New Meat?
The farmers at MV Mycological hope so.
The 2019 Harvard Medalists
For extraordinary service to the University
Centennial Medalists
Contributions to society from graduate research
Cambridge Scholars
Britain-bound
New Harvard Overseers and HAA Directors
Election results
The Senior Alumni
Evelyn Richmond ’41 and Arsen Charles ’42 led the 2019 alumni parade.
Country dance, teachers and graduates, and Stephen Jay Gould
Country dance, saving homework from a burning car, and Stephen Jay Gould on 9/11
