On the Cover: Illustration by James Yamasaki
Your Views on Rabbits in Love, Dark Skies, and Education
A sampling of reader reactions
Technology Can Reshape History
But human networks will always retain their power.
September-October 2026
On the Cover: Illustration by James Yamasaki
How Facebook Escaped Harvard
In 2004, a frenzy spread across Harvard Yard in days. Four billion users later, we are only just catching up.
The Year a Beat Poet Squatted at Harvard
In 1954, Gregory Corso moved into Eliot House. How he stayed there is a literary legend.
How CNN’s Abby Phillip Referees Political Debates
The Harvard graduate’s roundtable talk show touches on hot button issues from religion to sex.
Research & Ideas Harvard research and ideas
Harvard Couple Aim to Cure Prion Diseases
The stakes are high for this husband and wife: one of them will die if they don’t find a cure.
AI Helps Human Caregivers Reframe Patient Experiences
But it can’t replace human connection.
Why Mono Leads to MS—and More New Research
Harvard researchers achieve medical breakthroughs in cancer therapy and infection control.
John Harvard's Journal University news
Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences Begins an Overhaul
Long-discussed reorganization includes layoffs and the end of the Dudley Community.
New Regulations for International Students, Cambridge Liquor Laws, and Other Harvard Headlines
A roundup of University news from the summer of 2026
Thank You, Bill Kirby
The president of Harvard Magazine’s Board of Directors will step down in September.
A Harvard President’s VW Beetle That Kept On Giving
Derek Bok donated his car for a good cause.
Harvard’s Cross-Country and Track-and-Field Teams Aim for Repeat Success
After a historic 2025-26 season, athletes eye NCAA championships.
Can Harvard’s Football Team Repeat Its Ivy League Success?
Despite personnel losses, Crimson captain Xaviah Bascon is upbeat about the 2026 season.
There’s a New Sargent Painting in Town
Harvard Art Museums restores a rare glimpse of an American master.
Arts & Culture Books, creative arts, performance, and more
Two Scientists Bring the Laboratory to the Stage
The play Spare Parts is a contemporary fable about the quest to live forever.
How Adam Ehrlich Sachs Writes Absurd and Beautiful Fiction
The Gretel and the Great War author on how the Lampoon derailed his science career—and set him on a literary path.
New Books from Harvard Authors
From French philosophers to British radicals, these titles explore the tension between ideas and action, featuring bold arguments along the way.
People & Passions Harvardians far and wide
Why Men Have Worn the Same Black Suits for 200 Years
Chloe Chapin trains her Broadway costume designer’s eye on the history of men’s fashion.
Meet the Harvard Alumni Association’s New President
David Battat promotes alumni engagement.
Highlighting Harvard Magazine’s Fellows
The 2026-2027 Ledecky and Summer Undergraduate Fellows
Don’t Call Stephanie Pierce A Paleontologist
From competing in youth gymnastics to studying tetrapods, the Harvard curator has always chased her curiosity.
The World is No Longer Built for the Old-School Office
A College student’s attempt to recapture the romanticism of the workplace.
Jack Reardon and Walter Cabot, Remembered
In June, the Harvard community lost two titans who helped bring the University into the modern era.
