John Harvard's Journal

Yesterday’s News

Including profundity and pretzels

Harvard’s Ties to Slavery

A long-awaited, unsparing picture 

by Lydialyle Gibson

Tuning Pianos with Mariana Quinn

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

by Nancy Walecki

"On the Ground" with Asylum-Seekers

Sabrineh Ardalan directs Harvard’s Immigration and Refugee Clinic.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Students Sue Harvard Over Harassment

Lawsuit claims the University downplayed sexual misconduct allegations against anthropology professor John Comaroff.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Headliners

Jacinda Ardern, Merrick Garland, and other lead speakers at Commencement and alumni events

by John S. Rosenberg

Yesterday’s News

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Post-Pandemic Pedagogy

The future of teaching and learning at Harvard—and beyond

by John S. Rosenberg

News Briefs

Penny Pritzker elected senior fellow, climate-change investments, Allston expectations, undergraduate academics, and the reformed tenure track

Brevia

Associate Justice-in-waiting Jackson, the College class of 2026, and more University news

Harvard's Ethnic "Salad Bowl"

Exclusion and belonging in undergraduate cultural organizations

by Swathi Kella