John Harvard's Journal

Cozy nook with a patterned rug and various colorful pillows against wooden walls.

At Harvard’s Beck-Warren House, Ghosts Speak Many Languages

The quirky 1833 home now hosts Celtic scholars.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Mariana Quinn

Tuning Pianos with Mariana Quinn

A former geologist follows her piano-tuner father’s footsteps.

by Nancy Walecki

Sabrineh Ardalan

"On the Ground" With Asylum-Seekers

Sabrineh Ardalan directs Harvard’s Immigration and Refugee Clinic.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Photograph of February 14 Harvard student protest about harassment

Students Sue Harvard Over Harassment

Lawsuit claims the University downplayed sexual misconduct allegations against anthropology professor John Comaroff.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Portraits of Sherrilyn Ifill, Merrick B. Garland, Tracy K. Smith, and Jacinda Ardern, Harvard Commencement and alumni speakers 2022

Headliners

Jacinda Ardern, Merrick Garland, and other lead speakers at Commencement and alumni events

by John S. Rosenberg

Illustration of 2022 Commencement with movie camera for first time

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Harvard Business School hybrid classroom for in-person and remote learning

Post-Pandemic Pedagogy

The future of teaching and learning at Harvard—and beyond

by John S. Rosenberg

News Briefs

Penny Pritzker elected senior fellow, climate-change investments, Allston expectations, undergraduate academics, and the reformed tenure track

Portrait of Ketanji Brown Jackson, then awaiting confirmation as a Supreme Court associate justice

Brevia

Associate Justice-in-waiting Jackson, the College class of 2026, and more University news

Ethnically diverse students are shown as ingredients tossed together in a metaphorical salad bowl.

Harvard's Ethnic "Salad Bowl"

Exclusion and belonging in undergraduate cultural organizations

by Swathi Kella

The Truth About Imposter Syndrome

Thoughts on a perennial undergraduate complaint

by Rebecca E. J. Cadenhead