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

Ticking... Tocking Restored

One day last autumn, the clock in the tower of Adolphus Busch Hall stopped. Grime, exhausted bushings, and a pinion worn halfway through. In...

University People

The care and nurturing of the 3,100 students and 2,200 scholars who come from abroad to study, teach, or hold fellowships at Harvard annually...

Just Plain Silliness

Just Plain Silliness Inspired silliness is the goal--but where inspiration temporarily falters, then by all means let's have aimless...

Fashion Victims?

I have to ask. I've seen it every day for three years now. Take your pick of location: the main doors of Sever and Emerson ....

by Caille Millner

"Where I Was Meant to Be"

"She was pretty much the topic of anyone and everyone's conversation ..."

by Craig Lambert

Winter Wonders

In March, Dora Gyorffy '01 became NCAA national indoor high jump champion ...

Nets 'n' Turf

Beren Tennis Center... Jordan Field...

The New Gutenberg?

If Jerome Rubin '44, G '46, LL.B '49, has his way, the morning newspaper of the future will look a lot like it does now ...

by Geoffrey A. Fowler

Inc.@theCollege

When Alex M. Rampell '03 started investigating college options, the young inventor's computer program--which sells for $15 and combats...

by Geoffrey A. Fowler

Alyssa Goodman

When she was an eight-year-old living on Long Island, Alyssa Goodman, Ph.D. '89, wrote to two oceanic research centers, Scripps and Woods Hole. "I wanted to be Jacques Cousteau," ...