John Harvard's Journal
War, and Women
In November 1945, the International Military Tribunal began its prosecution of Nazi war criminals in Nuremberg, Germany. Nuremberg and...
Allston Planning Explained
A room in the Holyoke Center Arcade has been fitted out to help Harvard planners communicate the University’s aspirations for an Allston...
At Long Last, CGIS
On a warm November evening, more than a decade after a study committee first envisioned it, the completed Center for Government and...
Ph.D. Policy
When she became dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) last July, it was something of a homecoming for Theda Skocpol, Thomas...
Kennedy School Looks Ahead
“When you think about events like Hurricane Katrina, the earthquake in Pakistan and other parts of South Asia, climate change, global...
Where East Meets West
Although the Harvard-Yenching Institute is housed on Divinity Avenue, at the eastern boundary of the University’s Cambridge campus...
Headlines from Harvard history, November-December 1915-1985
1915 Professor Theodore Richards becomes the first American to receive a Nobel Prize in chemistry. Illustration by Mark Steele 1930...
Baker Library, Renewed
Baker Library at the Business School reopened officially on September 19 after a two-year makeover. The new facility was designed by Robert A.M...
Gore Vidal, Lost and Found
Like many stories, this one began at an improbable distance in space and time from where it ended. The saga of how the Harvard Review (see...
Better-than-Balanced Books
Faster revenue growth, plus expenses rising at almost the same rate, yielded an operating surplus of $43.6 million for Harvard’s fiscal...