John Harvard's Journal

Your Harvard 2026 Commencement Week Guide

College reunions and Alumni Day will take place the following week

Headlines from Harvard history

A morgue for movies, and more from the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine

Rethinking policy on Harvard social clubs

Broadening the debate on Harvard’s single-gender social organizations

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard University Press director retiring and more

A change at Harvard University Press, and more

Harvard faculty slow growth and gradual diversification

In the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, slow growth and changing demographics

by John S. Rosenberg

The Undergraduate on Harvard political polarization

The Undergraduate considers campus debate and action in a polarized era.

by Matthew Browne

Harvard Law dean to depart and other news briefs

The Law School dean steps down, graduate-student union balloting, divestment, and more

Harvard final clubs and sports sexism

The College struggles with single-gender final clubs—and sexist behavior by sports teams.

by Jonathan Shaw , John S. Rosenberg

Harvard meets sustainability target

A 30 percent reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions is achieved; a 2050 goal appears more challenging.

by Jonathan Shaw

Nobel honorands, new University Professor, and Honor Code

Nobel honorands, a new University Professor, the Honor Code, and more

Harvard studies how spirituality affects patients’ experience at the end of life

A Harvard initiative studies how spirituality affects patients’ experience at the end of life