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

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

The End of Shopping Week

After much debate, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences votes to replace shopping week with previous-term registration.

by Jonathan Shaw

The illustration shows an empty rowboat floating away and a woman wading toward it, in chest-high water.

The Need for Communal Healing

Coming to terms with personal and pandemic grief

by Rebecca E. J. Cadenhead

The Long Game

A standout golfer’s patient approach

by Jacob Sweet

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