On the cover: Illustration by Jessie Lin
Your Views on Cannibalism, Campus Speech, and Mars
A sampling of reader reactions
Editor’s Note: In Higher Ed, the Leeway to Stumble and Meander
A search for academic friction and “serious play”
March-April 2026
On the cover: Illustration by Jessie Lin
The True Cost of Grade Inflation at Harvard
How an abundance of A’s created “the most stressed-out world of all.”
Inside Harvard’s Most Egalitarian School
The Extension School is open to everyone. Expect to work—hard.
What Bonobos Teach Us about Female Power and Cooperation
A Harvard scientist expands our understanding of our closest living relatives.
Research & Ideas Harvard research and ideas
What Do Puppies Know?
Canine capabilities emerge early and continue into adulthood.
Research in Brief
Cutting-edge discoveries, distilled
Bees and Flowers Are Falling Out of Sync
Scientists are revisiting an old way of thinking about extinction.
John Harvard's Journal University news
The Enterprise Research Campus in Allston Nears Completion
A hotel, restaurants, and other retail establishments are open or on the way.
Yesterday’s News
How a book on fighting the “Devill World” survived Harvard’s historic fire.
How a Harvard and Lesley Group Broke Choir Singing Wide Open
Cambridge Common Voices draws on principles of universal design.
At Harvard’s Beck-Warren House, Ghosts Speak Many Languages
The quirky 1833 home now hosts Celtic scholars.
News In Brief
The presidency, PhDs, research funding and more
Arts & Culture Books, creative arts, performance, and more
Rabbi, Drag Queen, Film Star
Sabbath Queen, a new documentary, follows one man’s quest to make Judaism more expansive.
How Stories Help Us Cope with Climate Change
The growing genre of climate fiction offers a way to process reality—and our anxieties.
New Books from Harvard Authors
The American West, the tech frontier, reality TV homes, and other mythic places
People & Passions Harvardians far and wide
How a Harvard Hockey Legend Became a Needlepoint Artist
Joe Bertagna’s retirement project recreates figures from Boston sports history.
Introductions: Mallika Monteiro
A conversation with a beer industry executive
These Harvard Mountaineers Braved Denali’s Wall of Ice
John Graham’s Denali Diary documents a dangerous and historic climb.
The Tragic Wartime Life of a Promising Black Harvard Scholar
A new book sheds light on Reed Peggram.
Harvard’s Productivity Trap
What happened to doing things for the sake of enjoyment?
A New Landscape Emerges in Allston
The innovative greenery at Harvard’s Science and Engineering Complex
Readers Respond to Our ‘Law in a Lifeboat’ Survey
A sampling of answers about a moral dilemma
