John Harvard's Journal

A football player in a white jersey evades a defender in a green uniform on the field.

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

Karin Oberg

Karin Öberg

This astrochemist studies the chemical antecedents of life in the universe.

by Jonathan Shaw

Student protestors outs the Supreme Court, demonstrating in favor of affirmative action in admissions

Admissions on Trial

The Supreme Court hears the Harvard and UNC admissions cases.

Illustration of Cambridge in deep snow, not cleaned up

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Thomas J. Hollister, vice president for finance

Black Ink—and Red

A huge budget surplus, but a down year for the endowment

by John S. Rosenberg

Henry Rosovsky

Farewell

Remembering Henry Rosovsky

A Fitter FAS

The dean’s annual report, plus updates on the faculty and its finances

by John S. Rosenberg

Photo of Sara N. Bleich, responsible for implementing recommendations from Harvard slavery report

News in Brief

Rankled about rankings, acting on the slavery report, and more

Harvard’s Truman Jones (90) and Khalil Dawsey corral Yale running back Joshua Pitsenberger.

Ups and Downs

Kings of the road, the football team struggled at home—and in The Game.

by Dick Friedman

Humorous illustration of campus police seeing late-night daters’ final kiss

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Archon Fung and Meredith Weenick, chairs of faculty and staff advisory committees for Harvard presidential search

Brevia

Presidential search, boat house rebuilding, giant telescope, M.B.A. aid, and more