John Harvard's Journal

Highlights from Harvard’s Past

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

Reading at Harvard, and in ancient Rome

Reading at the College, and in ancient Rome

by Madeleine Schwartz

Headlines from Harvard's history

Headlines from Harvard's history

The Harvard Corporation’s three new members

The Harvard Corporation’s three new members

Rower and financial-aid officer Sally Donahue

Meet the ardent rower—and College financial-aid officer.

by Craig Lambert

Harvard issues a new blueprint for its Allston property

The University has issued a new set of recommendations for its landholdings there.

What’s Latin for “375th anniversary”?

What’s in a (Latin) name?

Drew Faust on Harvard’s aims at 375

A president in her fifth year surveys the University on the eve of its 375th.

New Settings for Fine Art at Harvard

As a redesigned museum rises, curators choose works for display and plan to increase faculty involvement in the process.

Roundup of recent Harvard news

Marc Hauser resigns, Kennedy School celebrates its seventy-fifth anniversary, new organ for Memorial Church, Fay House renovations, and other Harvard news

A senior ponders cultural capital, socioeconomic realities, and career choices

A senior ponders cultural capital, socioeconomic realities, and career choices.

by Sarah Zhang