John Harvard's Journal

Cozy nook with a patterned rug and various colorful pillows against wooden walls.

At Harvard’s Beck-Warren House, Ghosts Speak Many Languages

The quirky 1833 home now hosts Celtic scholars.

by Nell Porter-Brown

2009 Football preview

Football preview, and Cleat’s blog

Harvard grapples with fallout from the endowment's decline

An update on the University's economic situation

A. Lawrence Lowell, president when the Extension School was founded

A New History of the Harvard Extension School

A new history by its dean, Michael Shinagel, documents the school's emphasis on accessibility and continuing education.

by Krysten A. Keches

Federico Cortese

Federico Cortese is the new conductor of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra

Meet the new conductor of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra.

In 1871, the Pierian Sodality, 16 strong, posed with their instruments.

A history of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra

A new book relates the history of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra.

Albert Goldbarth

"Days With the Family Realist"

A poem for the 2009 Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises

Steven Chu

“A Passion and a Voice”

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu’s address at the afternoon exercises

"Resizing," before "Reshaping"

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences tackles a massive budget crisis.

David Malan

David J. Malan

Expert multitasker David Malan introduces students to computer science.

University People

Honors, arrivals, and departures