John Harvard's Journal

Cozy nook with a patterned rug and various colorful pillows against wooden walls.

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

The quirky 1833 home now hosts Celtic scholars.

by Nell Porter-Brown

The 2021 Honorands

An honorable tradition resumes, virtually.

The T-shirt designed for the College class of 2024, reading "Crimson Crew WORLD TOUR" and displaying a globe-like circle labeled 2024

The Year That Was

Class spirit (the shirt), recyclable regalia, Zoom primal scream

by John S. Rosenberg

Namwali Serpell

The professor of English is also a novelist and a critic.

by Jonathan Shaw

Photograph of teaching a playwriting class under a tent outdoors

The future of teaching

Pilot program points to the potential of hybrid instruction.

by John S. Rosenberg

Breaking even in a bleak year?

Elements may be in place for the University’s financial recovery.

by Jonathan Shaw , John S. Rosenberg

Photograph of 60 Oxford Street, new center for quantum science and engineering

News Briefs: Important University Updates

A large leap in the smallest science, decarbonization debates, admissions lawsuit

Yesterday’s News: Headlines from Harvard’s History

From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine

Brevia: Harvard News in Brief

New police leader, top teachers, and an excellent economist

A stylized illustration of a tree with many small flowers blooming on one side and on the other one small branch on which a small human figure is nurturing one large blossom

Pondering the Extracurricular “Founders” Puzzle

Why do so many Harvard students start clubs, instead of joining them?

by Meena Venkataramanan

Jason Rosenfeld delivers a presentation with microphone in hand

Harvard Graduate Leads in NBA Analytics

Jason Rosenfeld ’12 traces his path to sports-statistics success.

by Jacob Sweet