John Harvard's Journal

Your Harvard 2026 Commencement Week Guide

College reunions and Alumni Day will take place the following week

Harvard classicist Richard Thomas on Bob Dylan

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

by Lydialyle Gibson

Deans departing, sexual-assault standards, and a Lowell House bell

Deans departing, sexual-assault standards, and a Lowell House bell

The ups and downs of peer counseling

Reflections on the ups and downs of peer counseling

by Natasha Lasky

An Ivy win and a terrible injury mark Harvard football's early season

An Ivy win and a terrible injury mark Harvard football's early season.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard men's hockey goalie Merrick Madsen

Merrick Madsen was the brick wall in net for last season’s Frozen Four team.

by Lydialyle Gibson

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

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

by John S. Rosenberg

Nicco Mele of Harvard’s Shorenstine Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy

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

Headlines from Harvard’s history

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

Disappointing returns for Harvard endowment amid restructuring

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

by John S. Rosenberg