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
Making a MOOC
HarvardX transforms a popular course in epidemiology to serve a global audience.
by Jonathan Shaw
Sunil Amrith
The Bay of Bengal is central for this South Asia scholar.
by Spencer Lee Lenfield
Back-to-School Bookshelf
Derek Bok and other scholars weigh in on improving universities and colleges—and why that’s hard to do.
by John S. Rosenberg
Social Club Ban?
A Harvard committee proposes eliminating unsanctioned student social organizations.
by Jonathan Shaw
Building Bridges in Allston
Harvard’s business and engineering faculties join forces on a new technology-design degree—before they co-locate in Allston.
by John S. Rosenberg
Yesterday’s News
A Channel first, a voluntary U.S. history exam, and more from the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
Diversifying the Faculties
Documenting a decade of gradual evolution in the professoriate
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Yesterday's News
The 1932 solar eclipse, the Naval Training School, and more from the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
University People
New Board of Overseers leaders, top teachers, Pulitzer Prize winners, and more
Pending Business: Maths
The vexatious business of defining a gen-ed course in quantitative literacy
by John S. Rosenberg