John Harvard's Journal

A Near-Perfect Football Season Ends in Disappointment

A loss to Villanova derails Harvard in the playoffs. 

by Dick Friedman

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

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

Harvard summer construction boom

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

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard president Lawrence S. Bacow’s first year

President Bacow assesses his inaugural year.

by John S. Rosenberg

An electrical engineer and applied mathematician, in brief

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

by Jacob Sweet

Hansjörg Wyss boosts biologically inspired engineering

The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering gets another boost.

by Jonathan Shaw

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Harvard registrar Mike Burke used to bike to work

The registrar as long-distance rider

by Jacob Sweet

Dwight Miller, longtime Harvard admissions officer, retires

College admissions stalwart Dwight Miller retires.

by John S. Rosenberg

The new person at the Peabody, early admissions, AI, and more

The Peabody’s new director, early admissions, AI, endowment taxation, and more