John Harvard's Journal
At Harvard’s Beck-Warren House, Ghosts Speak Many Languages
The quirky 1833 home now hosts Celtic scholars.
Scanning Species
On June 26, 1974, merchandise tracking was revolutionized with a 10-pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit chewing gum. The gum package, today...
Brevia
Silent Justice John G. Roberts Jr. Harvard Year Book Publications U.S. Senators seeking a paper trail of the career and views of...
Deep Dig
This enormous excavation might tempt Virginia Lee Burton, who lived in Gloucester, Massachusetts, when she wrote Mike Mulligan and His Steam...
Women in the Sciences
In its report issued in May, the University's Task Force on Women in Science and Engineering dramatically highlighted the "leaky...
Aftershocks
In the wake of its March 15 vote that it “lacks confidence” in his leadership (see “At Odds,” May-June, page 55), the...
Honor Roll
Philip Fisher Howard Georgi Rose Licoln / Harvard News Office Kris Snibbe / Harvard News Office Margo I. Seltzer Lino Pertile...
A Notable Dean
The appointment of Thomas professor of government and sociology Theda Skocpol as dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS)...
Approaching Africa
Since 1969, Harvard has had a Committee on African Studies (CAS), an interdisciplinary group of scholars who sponsor seminars and fund summer...
Harvard news shorts
University news of the past two months
Engineering Equity
The reports of the Task Force on Women Faculty (WF) and the Task Force on Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), released on May 16, share a...