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

Tenure Travails

During the 2003-2004 academic year, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) extended 32 tenure offers, just four of them to women (only one of...

Re-Development

After two years in limbo, the Center for International Development (CID) has at least a temporary new lease on life. The appointment of Kamal...

Endowment Gains: Last Hurrah?

Very strong returns on investment boosted Harvard's endowment $3.3 billion last fiscal year, to a new record of $22.6 billion as of June 30...

Underwriting Public Service

A $10-million gift of funds for current use, to be expended during the next five years, has bolstered the Kennedy School of Government (KSG)...

Endowment Performance

Since Harvard Management Company established its current, highly diversified asset mix and investment strategies for the endowment in 1991...

University People

Senior Status David B. FithianPhotograph by Michael RodriguezJohn FoxPhotograph by Jim HarrisonEffective September 1, assistant dean of the...

Highwheel Harvard

The primitive "boneshaker" bicycle, with pedals attached directly to the front hub and wheels of similar diameter, made its Harvard debut in the...

Widener Reborn

On the afternoon of October 1, three students with gleaming brass horns, from each of which a banner emblazoned with an "H" hung down, mounted...

Yesterday's News

1914 Harvard spoils the dedication of the Yale Bowl by defeating the Elis, 36-0. The popular jest is that Yale supplied the bowl and Harvard...

Brevia

Professorship UndoneA $2.5-million gift to Harvard Divinity School by United Arab Emirates president Sheik Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, made in...