John Harvard's Journal

Padimut at Harvard

A rare Egyptian mummy case is on display at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East.

by Nell Porter-Brown

In from the Margins

The first radiant spring day formed an auspicious backdrop for President Lawrence H. Summers's first decanal appointment, on April 9. Ellen...

Study Abroad, Honors at Home

The faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) has made it easier for Harvard College students to study abroad, and more difficult to earn academic...

Honor Roll

Prized Professors From left to right: Stephen Rosen, William Todd III, Jeremy Bloxham, and Marc Hauser Kris Snibbe / Harvard News Office...

"Of Faith and Citizenship"

I am one of you. But I am also one of "them." What do I mean? When I am told that this is a world at war, a war between the great civilizations...

The Changing Corporation

The President and Fellows of Harvard College—as the seven-member, self-perpetuating Corporation, the University's senior governing board...

Lessons from Dairy Queen: a memorable 2002 student speech by Avery W. Gardiner

Lessons from Dairy Queen: a memorable student speech by Avery W. Gardiner '97, J.D. '02

Adjudicating Sexual-Assault Cases

Stymied in its attempts to resolve certain student peer complaints—most seriously those alleging sexual assault—the College's...

"Veritas"

President Lawrence H. Summers took stock of the ever wetter, colder weather as the Commencement afternoon exercises proceeded and decided to...

University People

From HCF to HBS Under executive director Richard B. Boardman, the Harvard College Fund has become the premier annual giving organization in...

"Civilization Need Not Die"

At the dinner for honorary-degree recipients the night before Commencement, President Summers characterized Daniel Patrick Moynihan, using one...