John Harvard's Journal

Your Harvard 2026 Commencement Week Guide

College reunions and Alumni Day will take place the following week

Joseph Aldy studies and devises climate change policy and energy policy

Profile of a scholar and adviser to presidents on energy policy and climate change policy

Harry Lewis explains how baseball explains everything

New book shows how baseball words apply to all of life.

Cherry Blossom Festival centennial marked with exhibit of Japanese paintings

Masterworks of Japanese painting on display for the Cherry Blossom Festival's centennial

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

The Undergraduate discovers a different life off campus

Discovering diverse concerns outside the bubble of campus life

by Isabel Ruane

Lyonel Feininger's photography displayed at Harvard

Displaying a fascinating body of work

Joseph Martin, former Harvard Medical School dean, writes a memoir

Excerpt from Harvard Medical School Dean Joseph Martin's memoir

Harvard curricular and research connections to India

President Faust's first visit to the South Asian nation highlights research and curricular connections old and new.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Melanie Baskind stars in lacrosse and soccer at Harvard

Lacrosse and soccer star Melanie Baskind scores with synergy.

by Craig Lambert

An undergraduate explores Boston through a course about urban problems

The Undergraduate writes about "Reinventing Boston," a course that sends students out to learn about urban progress and problems through immersion in city life.

by Katherine Xue

Harvard Commencement Information 2012

Details of the ceremony