John Harvard's Journal

A football player in a white jersey evades a defender in a green uniform on the field.

Can Harvard’s Football Team Repeat Its Ivy League Success?

Despite personnel losses, Crimson captain Xaviah Bascon is upbeat about the 2026 season.

by Dick Friedman

Illustration of Sharon Beckman ’80 swimming the English Channel

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Photographs of Erika Lee and Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof, ethnic-studies appointees

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Ethnicity appointments, Radcliffe roster, faculty honorands, and more

Underwriting Sustainability Studies

A $200-million gift for the Salata Institute

by John S. Rosenberg , Jonathan Shaw

illustration showing multiple hands dismantling a rifle

The Parkland Generation

Coming of age in an era of gun violence

by Swathi Kella

2022-23 Ledecky Fellows

The 2022-2023 Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows

Ellie Shahbo blocking a shot during practice

Staying Steady

Field hockey goalie Ellie Shahbo’s quiet dominance

by Jacob Sweet

Mariana Quinn

Tuning Pianos with Mariana Quinn

A former geologist follows her piano-tuner father’s footsteps.

by Nancy Walecki

Views from the Top

President Bacow and Senior Fellow Lee on Harvard today

by John S. Rosenberg

Illustration of football players hanging their laundry out to dry

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Retiring executive vice president Katie Lapp

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The EVP retires, new Overseers leaders, Stanford’s sustainability school, and more