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

Harvard College admissions process upheld

The College’s admissions office does not discriminate against Asian-Americans, a federal judge ruled on October 1.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

A graph showing the performance of the Harvard endowment from fiscal year 2008 to fiscal year 2019

Modest returns: Harvard endowment up 4.3 percent

The endowment rises to $40.9 billion in a year of more modest investment returns.

by John S. Rosenberg

Unhappy bell-ringer replaced by an automated bell switch sits high in the steeple looking out over part of the Harvard campus below

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Headlines from Harvard’s history

The Harvard women’s lacrosse team takes the field.

Tackling harassment, athletics, and barriers to foreign scholars and students

Tackling harassment, athletics, and barriers to international scholars and students

by John S. Rosenberg

Photograph of Giang T. Nguyen

New HUHS director, public-service pair, social-club-sanctions lawsuit, and more

New HUHS director, public-service pair, social-club-sanctions lawsuit, and more

Painting of a young Korean-American woman in a Harvard T-shirt walking beside a stream in a lush, hilly Hawaiian landscape

The Undergraduate on the ethics of gathering knowledge

The Undergraduate explores the ethics of gathering knowledge.

by Julie Chung

Two Harvard football players tackle a player from Brown.

Harvard football 2019 opening games

In the early season, an infusion of new talent and a hot quarterback buoyed the Crimson football team.

by Dick Friedman

Photograph, renovating Harvard Hall, shown in protective construction wrapping

Harvard summer construction boom

New construction in Allston, and renewal everywhere else, from Adams House to Andover/Swartz Hall

by John S. Rosenberg

President Larry Bacow out for a run with students, August 28, 2018

Harvard president Lawrence S. Bacow’s first year

President Bacow assesses his inaugural year.

by John S. Rosenberg

Photograph of electrical engineering and applied math associate professor Na Li

An electrical engineer and applied mathematician, in brief

For a star electrical engineering professor, it's all about systems.

by Jacob Sweet