John Harvard's Journal
Can Harvard’s Football Team Repeat Its Ivy League Success?
Despite personnel losses, Crimson captain Xaviah Bascon is upbeat about the 2026 season.
Saber-Fighting Warrior
"There is something so visceral about facing off against another person," says fencer Eunice Yi '04. "You line up at the en-garde line, and you...
Buildings and Benefits
The story of Harvard's 2003 budget came down to benefits and buildings. During the 12 months ended last June 30, the University's revenue...
Development Doyenne
Much remains to be decided about the scope, themes, and timing of Harvard's next major capital campaign. But this much is already known: "The...
In Allston Planning, the Silly Season
Expansion of the undergraduate student body, construction of as many as three new undergraduate Houses across the Charles River, and expansion...
Room for the Arts?
Photograph by Jim HarrisonFacing the loss of the Rieman dance center to the Radcliffe Institute in 2005, Harvard College dean Benedict Gross...
Joy of Jades
This spearhead of nephrite jade set in a bronze socket embellished with turquoise, shown actual size, was crafted circa the thirteenth to the...
Changing Guard at Government
Dean of the Kennedy School of Government Joseph S. Nye announced in early September that he intends to step down as dean this coming June. Nye...
Close Contact
The college-counseling suite in my high school, with its brochure-laden atrium, drawers of student files, and closed-door conferences, reminded...
Journal Opener
Photograph by Hillel Burger. Courtesy of the Peabody Museum, Copyright © 2003 President and Fellows of Harvard College This altar at the...