John Harvard's Journal
Your Harvard 2026 Commencement Week Guide
College reunions and Alumni Day will take place the following week
Outperformance Pays
Superior performance in money management need not be absolutely positive. Modestly negative net returns on investments, like Harvard Management...
Iron and Silk
Half an academic year into his service as dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), William C. Kirby uses his first annual letter to set...
Lord Byron on Demand
Harvard University Press's backlist is both one of its greatest blessings on the world of scholars and a strong source of income—but only...
The Watertown Agreement
The fact that Harvard has agreed to pay Watertown $3.8 million annually plus 3 percent compounded over 52 years (see "Watertown-Gown...
North Precinct Plans
Harvard has chosen architect Craig Hartman of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) to design two new science buildings at the northern end...
Legacy at Law
Reflecting on his 14-year tenure, ending June 30, as dean of Harvard Law School (HLS), Robert C. Clark discerns three distinct periods. In the...
Harvard's Hammond
Mason Hammond '25, G '32, LL.D. '94, Pope professor of the Latin language and literature emeritus, died on October 13, 2002, four months short...
Prowlers Discover Harvard Valuables
Emilie Norris and Nina Cohen are the prowlers, officially sanctioned and strictly aboveboard. They range widely throughout Harvard to conduct...
Quantity Time
Four years ago, when my first child was two years old and I was six months pregnant, I left my law career to become a stay-at-home mother...
Brevia
On Diversity As the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments this spring on the University of Michigan's race-conscious admissions policies...