John Harvard's Journal

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

The quirky 1833 home now hosts Celtic scholars.

by Nell Porter-Brown

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...

Reconfiguring Radcliffe

The institutional transformation of Radcliffe into an center for advanced study will be followed by physical changes, as the institute reclaims...

University People

Enterprise Editor Now at the helm of Harvard Business Review is Thomas A. Stewart '70, who was appointed editor in October, succeeding Suzanne...

War and Peace at Memorial Church

"Educational benefactors make a vital contribution to world peace," said Eric Anderson, provost of Eton College, England, who delivered the...

The Church as Forum

Memorial Church was on several occasions in the fall term the site of strong talk about the conflicts of the time. On October 2 former New York...