John Harvard's Journal

A woman (Julia Child) struggles to carry a tall stack of books while approaching a building.

Highlights from Harvard’s Past

The rise of Cambridge cyclists, a lettuce boycott, and Julia Child’s cookbooks

Honoring Alumni Interviewers

Miller-Hunn Award recipients

Harvard President Claudine Gay in her new office July 5, 2023

New Digs

Claudine Gay’s first day in her presidential office

Students protest the Supreme Court decision.

After Affirmative Action

The Supreme Court upends admissions.

by Jonathan Shaw , Lincoln Caplan

Irene Soto Marín with Harvard's Ancient Mediterranean Classical Sculptures

Irene Soto Marín

Ancient history professor studies coins, ceramics, and Zelda.

by Max J. Krupnick

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Sunlight and Shadow

The 372nd Commencement was perfect, as the University prepares for a leadership transition.

by John S. Rosenberg

Honoris Causa

Harvard’s 2023 honorary-degree recipients

First-Gen celebrants: Muska Fazilat, Melika Ahmadilari, Rehana Al-Soltane, and Jingwen Shan

Commencement Confetti

This and that from Harvard’s annual graduation extravaganza

Group photo of Du Yun, Daniel Goleman, Mina Jahan Bissell, Sanford Greenberg, Catherine Gattegno Cesarsky, and John Dower

Centennial Medalists

Six alumni of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are honored.

President Lawrence S. Bacow

The Talk, 2023

Commencement 2023 speeches, including President Bacow’s valedictory baccalaureate and Tom Hanks’s address

Easing the College Transition

Rising Scholars brings incoming first-years from under-funded high schools to campus early.

by Max J. Krupnick