John Harvard's Journal

Your Harvard 2026 Commencement Week Guide

College reunions and Alumni Day will take place the following week

Harvard Commencement speakers Berwick, Bok, Marshall, Zakaria, et al.

An oratorical omnium gatherum, from Donald Berwick and Derek Bok to Margaret Marshall and Fareed Zakaria

Harvard 2012 honorary degrees

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

Harvard 2012 Commencement

Moments for reflection and projection during the 361st Commencement, in Harvard's 375th anniversary year

Headlines from Harvard history, July-August 1932-1997

Headlines from Harvard history

Pitcher Rachel Brown of Harvard's softball team is a strikeout artist

Rachel Brown of the softball team broke Ivy records for strikeouts last year.

by Craig Lambert

Harvard Initiative on Learning and Teaching launches with a symposium

The Harvard Initiative on Learning and Teaching launched its activities with a day-long symposium.

Harvard basketball goes to NCAAs.

The Harvard basketball team completed its best season with an appearance against Vanderbilt in the NCAA tournament.

The Undergraduate mines life lessons from Harvard alumni reports

The Undergraduate mines alumni class reports for real-world lessons about life.

by Katherine Xue

Brandt steps down, admissions bill increase, education Ph.D., and other news

Brandt steps down, ROTC on campus, admissions bill increase, education Ph.D., and more

Harvard faculty discuss the future of the academe

Faculty members predict what a Harvard education will look like in 2036.