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

Quantum SCIENCE Quarters

 New home for the quantum science and engineering doctoral program.

Illustration of Sharon Beckman ’80 swimming the English Channel

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Photographs of Erika Lee and Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof, ethnic-studies appointees

Brevia

Ethnicity appointments, Radcliffe roster, faculty honorands, and more

Underwriting Sustainability Studies

A $200-million gift for the Salata Institute

by John S. Rosenberg , Jonathan Shaw

illustration showing multiple hands dismantling a rifle

The Parkland Generation

Coming of age in an era of gun violence

by Swathi Kella

2022-23 Ledecky Fellows

The 2022-2023 Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows

Ellie Shahbo blocking a shot during practice

Staying Steady

Field hockey goalie Ellie Shahbo’s quiet dominance

by Jacob Sweet

News photo of President-designate Bacow, with Harvard necktie, at his announcement news conference, February 11, 2018

President Bacow Plans to Step Down

A post-pandemic transition, an early assessment, and the search for Harvard’s new leader

by John S. Rosenberg

Photograph of Victor Clay

Victor Clay

The new police chief introduces a new policing culture.

by Jonathan Shaw

Law students at the Commencement exercises

Conferring and Confirming

Harvard’s 371st Commencement, and a celebration for the classes of 2020-2021

by John S. Rosenberg