John Harvard's Journal

Ancient Egyptian painted sarcophagus with detailed hieroglyphs and a woman's face.

Padimut at Harvard

A rare Egyptian mummy case is on display at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Drew Faust

"Producers of Doubt"

President Faust’s address to the alumni

"If You Love Rats"

The Harvard Medical School Class Day address

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

Printed Catalogs: R.I.P.

A Harvard fixture bites the dust.

Dining halls (such as Eliot's) are "the hub of House life," says a report on the residences, and every House should have its own.

Harvard outlines broad principles for house renewal

Harvard has released a report on the role of the Houses in undergraduate life, in preparation for a major renovation.

Photograph by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard News Office

Brevia

Short takes on recent news