On the cover: Illustration by Robert Neubecker
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Readers comment on the controversial July-August cover, authoritarianism, and scientific research.
It’s Complicated
Winthrop House, Trump negotiations, and the quest for an easy solution
September-October 2025
On the cover: Illustration by Robert Neubecker
How MAGA Went Mainstream at Harvard
Trump, TikTok, and the pandemic are reshaping Gen Z politics.
A New Narrative of Civil Rights
Political philosopher Brandon Terry’s vision of racial progress
Why Harvard Needs International Students
Global challenges demand global experiences
Two Years of Doxxing at Harvard
What happens when students are publicly named and shamed for their views?
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
Shakespeare’s Greatest Rival
Without Christopher Marlowe, there might not have been a Bard.
Do Mitochondria Hold the Power to Heal?
From Alzheimer’s to cancer, this tiny organelle might expand treatment options.
Why Heat Waves Make You Miserable
Scientists are studying how much heat and humidity the human body can take.
John Harvard's Journal University news
Harvard’s Summer in Court
What Columbia’s settlement means for the University
How Do Single-Celled Organisms Learn and Remember?
A Harvard neuroscientist’s quest to model memory
The School of Public Health, Facing a Financial Reckoning, Seizes the Chance to Reinvent Itself
Dean Andrea Baccarelli plans for a smaller, more impactful Chan School of 2030.
Highlights from Harvard’s Past
The Medical School goes coed, University poet wins Nobel Prize.
Harvard in the News
University layoffs, professors in court, and a new Law School dean
Montage Books, creative arts, performance, and more
Bringing Korean Stories to Life
Composer Julia Riew writes the musicals she needed to see.
Civil Rights in the American West
A new book chronicles one man’s quest for a Black state.
Being Undocumented in America
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio’s writing aims to challenge assumptions.
New Books with Harvard Connections
From TikTok to hip hop to the solar revolution
Harvard SquaredWhat to do in Boston, Cambridge, and beyond
CiderDays Festival Celebrates All Things Apple
Visiting small-batch cideries and orchards in Massachusetts
A Paper House in Massachusetts
The 1920s Rockport cottage reflects resourceful ingenuity.
This Connecticut Mine Was Once a Prison
The underground Old New-Gate Prison quickly became “a school for crime.”
Harvard Film Archive Spotlights Japanese Director Mikio Naruse
A retrospective of the filmmaker’s works, from Floating Clouds to Flowing
University People Harvardians far and wide
Preserving the History of Jim Crow Era Safe Havens
Architectural historian Catherine Zipf is building a database of Green Book sites.
Free Speech, the Bomb—and Donald Trump
A Harvard cardiologist on the unlikely alliances that shaped a global movement to prevent nuclear war
Motherhood and Ambition in a Pronatalist World
Gen Z is confronting the age-old question of balance—with a new twist.
A New HAA President at a Tumultuous Time
A career in higher ed inspired Will Makris to give back.
Highlighting Harvard Magazine’s Fellows
The 2025-2026 Ledecky and Summer Undergraduate Fellows
The Pump Celebrates Its 85th Birthday
Giving Harvard traditions their due
A Harvard Art Museums Painting Gets a Bath
Water and sunlight help restore a modern American classic.
