John Harvard's Journal

Harvard Economist Wolfram Schlenker Is Tackling Climate Change

How extreme heat affects our land—and our food supply 

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard Law School’s Wasserstein Caspersen Clinical center

Harvard Law School’s Wasserstein Caspersen Clinical center is a beautiful gathering space.

Harvard 2013 Commencement humor human interest

Commencement moments and people—pleasing, surprising, and funny

Harvard commencement speakers Greenhouse, Moore, Murad, Oprah et. all

Commencement addresses varied in tone and texture while serious rhetoric prevailed

Harvard 2013 honorary degrees

The University confers honorary degrees on six men and three women.

A week in review: the 362nd Commencement

Moments of reflection in a year when Harvard swung between low points and high.

Women’s water polo player Aisha Price is one of Harvard’s leading scorers

Women’s water polo player Aisha Price is one of Harvard’s leading scorers.

Harvard's Nico Weiler is a pole vault champion

Nico Weiler clears inhuman heights, and not by human instinct.

by Craig Lambert

Harvard news: Oprah Winfrey, Cass R. Sunstein, College costs, and more

Harvard news: Oprah at Commencement, Cass R. Sunstein, College admissions and costs, union contract, quiz-show titles overturned, sustainable-investing vice president, and more

An Irish Harvard College student's local family

The Undergraduate, from Ireland, finds friendship in a local host family.

by Cherone Duggan

Harvard fundraising needs and competition

The University approaches a public fundraising drive