John Harvard's Journal
Padimut at Harvard
A rare Egyptian mummy case is on display at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East.
Medical Makeover
A new master's program and expansion of the M.D./Ph.D. program are two among many changes to emerge from the Harvard Medical School (HMS) strategic-planning process...
J.K. Rowling, Ben Bernanke and President Faust in 2008
At a time of war and recession, Commencement takes stock of nation, University, and graduates' lives...
A Giant's Gift
David Rockefeller gives $100 million for international and arts education...
Open Access to Art
Student study centers in the renovated Fogg Museum...
Joanna Aizenberg
A bioengineer learns from sponges...
Public Health Horizons
When Barry Bloom looks around at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), he sees an institution that is more internationally engaged, more generous to its students, and home to more prizewinning researchers than when he arrived 10 years ago.
Endowments--Under a Tax?
The rising value of endowments belonging to private institutions of higher education is attracting critical political attention—a special challenge for Harvard, whose $34.9-billion endowment is much the largest.
What Makes (and Remakes) a House
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), in planning a major renovation of the 12 undergraduate residential Houses, has appointed a House Program Planning...
Yesterday's News
Headlines from Harvard history
A "Pause" and Progress in FAS
During spring faculty meetings, dean Michael D. Smith explained his approach to leading the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), with important implications for the growth of professorial ranks.