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

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

Portrait of President Lawrence S. Bacow

Presiding during the Pandemic

President Bacow on pandemic and academic Harvard

by John S. Rosenberg

Emily Oken's Studies on Nutrition During Pregnancy

Oken's path from archaeology to epidemiology

by Jacob Sweet

Photograph of Business School dean Srikant Datar in a classroom

A Bold Business Agenda

Business School dean Srikant Datar’s priorities for a globally engaged, digital future

by John S. Rosenberg

The Omicron Semester

Staving off the surge

by John S. Rosenberg

Drawing of Harvard Dental School giving John Harvard statue a dental check-up

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Headlines from Harvard’s history

ARTS FIRST honorand Rubén Blades shown performing

Brevia

ARTS FIRST, Supreme Court affirmative-action review, fading role for standardized texts, and more

News Briefs

A natural- and artificial-intelligence initiative, Allston agita, shopping week, reckonings on visual culture and “denaming”

James Kitch on a trail, skiing in front of a competitor

History-Making Harvard Skier Pushes His Limits

James Kitch on his competitive mindset

by Jacob Sweet