John Harvard's Journal

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Can Harvard’s Football Team Repeat Its Ivy League Success?

Despite personnel losses, Crimson captain Xaviah Bascon is upbeat about the 2026 season.

by Dick Friedman

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

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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

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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

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Headlines from Harvard’s history

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Photograph of Ruth J. Simmons, Harvard’s virtual graduation speaker in May

Harvard’s COVID-19 spring and fall outlook

The spring semester, coronavirus KO’s in-person Commencement, and fall prospects

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard and sexual harassment: an apology for the past; new steps to end it now

A withering investigation of sexual harassment

by Lydialyle Gibson