John Harvard's Journal

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

Yale beats Harvard in 2006 game

The Yale bulldog, muzzled by Harvard for five straight years, broke loose at the Stadium on November 18 and went on a tear. Closing out an Ivy...

by Bethell, John T

Forecourt Phenoms

In the world of college squash, Harvard was once a perennial national champion. The Crimson have bagged 30 such titles, far more than any other...

by Craig Lambert

The Janelia Experiment

Great scientific research organizations, of the rare variety that produce multiple Nobel Prize-caliber breakthroughs, share common traits that...

Allston Plan Imminent

Harvard is expected to file with the City of Boston, early in January, an institutional master plan that maps out development of the Allston...

How to Handle Hills

Tracks are fairly level, but cross-country running demands mastery of hills, which offer a natural form of interval trainingalternating intense...

Skipper with a Stopwatch

Jason Saretsky, Harvards new head coach of cross country and track and field (he succeeds Frank Haggerty 68, who retired in June), competed as a...

In this Issue

Yesterdays News Harvard Portrait Interim Agendas An Allston Metamorphosis? Adios, Early Admissions Money-Management Makeover Controversial...

Challenges on the Field and Off

Beset by an ugly string of off-season incidents, the football team sought to make amends on the playing field. After pounding Holy Cross, 31-14...

by Bethell, John T

Taking Teaching Seriously

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) has begun a effort to encourage innovative, effective teaching. A committee of nine senior professors...

Soccer Summary

Mens Soccer The Crimson (6-4, 1-1 Ivy) came back twice to beat Yale, 3-2, in a crucial rebound from losses to Penn (3-1) and Rhode Island (4-1)...