John Harvard's Journal

Label showing the anatomy of a worker bee, featuring a detailed illustration.

Harvard Museum Spotlights Tiny Invertebrates

Science and art capture the microscopic natural world.

by Nell Porter-Brown

“/Gaishay focusing the camera,” a photograph taken during a 1957-58 ethnographic expedition in Namibia, shows three indigenous boys, one standing behind a camera on a tripod

Documenting New England’s Unseen

Seeking mentorship as a student of color, and finding a calling in the arts

by Che Applewhaite

Harvard Magazine’s 2021-22 Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows

The 2021-22 Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows

players from two opposing teams line up at line of scrimmage.

Back to the Gridiron

Footballers shake off the rust from a long hiatus

by Dick Friedman

Michael Lyon and son ride a bike next to a river.

How to take a European bike vacation

Michael J. Lyon pursues easy, affordable trips.

by Jacob Sweet

Photograph of Faculty of Arts and Sciences dean Claudine Gay

The Art of the Dean

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences leader’s plans before and beyond the pandemic

by John S. Rosenberg

portrait photograph of Nicholas Stephanopoulos in a casual shirt and jeans

Nicholas Stephanopoulos

An election-law scholar and litigator zeroes in on political gerrymandering.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Conservators from Skylight Studios work on the John Harvard statue

John Harvard Statue Undergoes Restoration

The well-loved statue gets spiffed up for the new school year 

by Nancy Walecki

Illustration showing how Harvard Business School settled on its new name in 1961

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Photographic portrait of Harvard provost Alan M. Garber

edX Exit

Harvard and MIT sell to a for-profit company, and pursue their mission with a new model.

by John S. Rosenberg , Jonathan Shaw

Screen shot of Harvard President Bacow and deans applauding graduates.

Virtual Graduation 2.0

Harvard’s second, more expansive online graduation, with honorands and more

by John S. Rosenberg