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

The Anti-thesis

I've always had difficulty with conclusions. Writing a 101-page senior thesis may have only made my problem worse. I should have heeded the...

by Geoffrey A. Fowler

349th: A Lovefest

Rain never falls on a Harvard Commencement, but it descended in Biblical volume on the Phi Beta Kappa and baccalaureate processions two days...

Freewheeling at 50 M.P.H.

Swooping left, then right, now cruising straight ahead at the speed of a fresh gale, then suddenly diving into a hollow and rising up together...

Honoris Causa

Honorary degrees

A Sportive Spring

Spring sports roundup

Two Buildings, Many Obstacles

Two Buildings, Many Obstacles Permit hurdles remained as this magazine went to press, but the Faculty of Arts and Sciences' (FAS) long-delayed...

Reflecting on 35 Years of the NEA

Reflecting on 35 Years of the NEA Diva Jessye Norman, D.Mus. '88, sang to honor the thirty-fifth anniversary of the National Endowment for the...

The College's Course of Study

The College's Course of Study Harvard undergraduates' course work has become steadily more demanding, requiring "much more alertness and...

WorldÌs Greatest University Takes Heat

World's Greatest University Takes Heat Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, the largest health plan in Massachusetts, having experienced huge losses...

Harvard news and notes, spring 2000

The University Brevia PH.D. MAGIC: Illustration by Rick Stromoski Each Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Bulletin features "BackTalk," a...