John Harvard's Journal


Back to Basics

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences discusses classroom conversations, boosts aid, addresses discipline—and faces austerity

by John S. Rosenberg

Winthrop House—Renewed

Undergraduates return to newly improved digs.

Mastering the “Hidden Curriculum”

How some colleges help first-generation and low-income students succeed

by John S. Rosenberg

Nicco Mele

The director of the Shorenstein Center on how the Internet came to mean so much to him. 

by Oset Babür

Public Health’s Past and Future

Michelle Williams, a year into her role as Public Health School dean

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Yesterday’s News

“Vagabonding,” Harvard Student Agencies, and more from the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine

“Disappointing” Endowment Returns-and a Protracted Restructuring

CEO N.V. Narvekar assesses Harvard Management Company’s most recent fiscal-year performance, and the road ahead.

by John S. Rosenberg

Centered on Community

Harvard’s leaders stress community values at the start of the academic year.

by Sophia Nguyen , Marina N. Bolotnikova

Former Fellow Chelsea Manning

A “visiting fellow” invitation provokes an uproar.

by John S. Rosenberg

Final Clubs, Continued

Unrecognized single-gender social organizations dominate another Faculty of Arts and Sciences monthly meeting.

by John S. Rosenberg

A Classicist’s Dylan

In a new book, classicist Richard Thomas explores Bob Dylan’s literary ties to ancient Greece and Rome.

by Lydialyle Gibson