John Harvard's Journal

Padimut at Harvard

A rare Egyptian mummy case is on display at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Connecting to the River Parklands

Meanwhile, back in Cambridge, students of Bucksbaum professor in urban design Joan Busquets have transformed their studio class at the Graduate...

Hongkun Park

Hongkun Park Photograph by Stu Rosner "Your brain doesn't run at three gigahertz, believe me," kids professsor of chemistry...

Money-Manager Transition

The University announced on January 11 that Jack R. Meyer, M.B.A. '69, president and chief executive officer of Harvard Management Company...

Compensation Controversy, Continued

In light of continued strong investment returns (see "Endowment Gains: Last Hurrah?" November-December 2004, page 56), the Harvard...

The Payout Payoff

Following two years of high investment returns on endowment assets, the Harvard Corporation has approved an increase in funds distributed to...

Harvard's Googled Library

In agreements announced December 14, the world's largest search engine, Google, undertook to build an on-line reading room to house digital...

Yesterday's News

1920 The Corporation and Overseers have voted to admit female students to the new Graduate School of Education, which will open its doors in...

Harvard news and notes, early spring 2005

Scientific Ventures Albert J. WeatherheadCelia J. Weatherhead Justin Ide / Harvard News OfficeJustin Ide / Harvard News Office Flexible...

Envisioning Arts and Sciences Anew

In his annual decanal letter to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), published February 3, William C. Kirby fleshes out the three principal...

Painting across Cultures

"Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets," wrote British...

by Craig Lambert