John Harvard's Journal
Your Harvard 2026 Commencement Week Guide
College reunions and Alumni Day will take place the following week
Economics and Moral Questions
Last fall, President Lawrence H. Summers spoke at the first Morning Prayers service of the semester at Memorial Church. His controversial...
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...
Debunking the Double
On the third day of my eight-week stint as a summer-school proctor, the mother of one of my charges reminded me of the difficulties that can...
Undergraduate Scribes
Harvard Magazine's Berta Greenwald Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows—and "Undergraduate" columnists—for this academic year are...
River Mid-Rise
The strong geometry of Machado and Silvetti Associates' contemporary architecture rises 15 stories in a modern interpretation of Harvard housing...
Dante the Disruptor
Defenders have attitude, and their mind-set differs sharply from that of players who line up on the other side of the ball. Call it the outlook...
$400 Million for Law
It rained on the Harvard Law School (HLS) rainmakers gathered in Langdell Hall for dinner on Friday, June 13, and in a heated tent on Holmes...
Harvard's sailing team captured the National Co-ed Championship in Grosse Point
In June, Harvard's sailing team captured the National Co-ed Championship in Grosse Point, Michigan. It was the first such title since 1974 and...
Business Brief
To buttress its $500-million capital campaign—and to foster the ethos of more complete disclosure by corporations and other...
Profile of Harvard sports enthusiast William “Bill” Markus ’60
At Harvard sporting events, Bill Markus '60 is nearly as ubiquitous as crimson jerseys. For the past two seasons, he's been in the stands for...